Virulence genes, proteins, and their use

ABSTRACT

A series of genes form  Neisseria meningitidis  are shown to encode products which are responsible for DNA uptake. The identification of these genes therefore allows attenuated microorganisms to be produced that have a reduced ability to take up DNA. Microorganisms of the invention may be used in the production of genetically stable mutant microorganisms. The genes or their encoded products can be used in the manufacture of vaccines for therapeutic application.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] This invention relates to bacterial genes and proteins, and their use. More particularly, it relates to genes and proteins/peptides obtained from Neisseria meningitidis, and their use in therapy and in screening for drugs.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002]Neisseria meningitidis is a Gram-negative bacterial pathogen that is implicated in septic shock and bacterial meningitis. This bacterium is a leading cause of bacterial meningitis in developed countries, and causes large-scale epidemics in Africa and China. In the UK, Neisseria meningitidis is the leading cause of death in childhood apart from road traffic accidents. The bacterium naturally inhabits the human naso-pharynx and then gains access to the blood stream from where it causes severe septicaemia or meningitis. Although current anti-microbials are effective in eliminating the bacterium from the body, the mortalilty from menigococcal septicaemia remains substantial.

[0003] Immunisation with avirulent N. meningitidis microorganisms has also been proposed. Avirulence is achieved through genetic modification to disrupt the expression of genes implicated in virulence. One concern is that a mutant strain may revert to its virulent form by taking up replacement DNA. It is therefore desirable to provide means for treating or preventing conditions caused by Neisseria meningitidis, e.g. by immunisation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0004] The present invention is based on the discovery of genes in Neisseria meningitidis that are required for natural competence (uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA).

[0005] The genes identified herein may be utilised to prepare microorganisms that are transformation-deficient. The mutant microorganisms will usually have a mutation that disrupts the expression of one or more of the genes identified herein, to provide a strain that lacks the ability to uptake DNA. These microorganisms will also have use in therapy and diagnosis.

[0006] According to a first aspect of the invention, a microorganism comprises a mutation that disrupts the expression of a gene comprising any of the nucleotide sequences identified in claim 1, or a homologue thereof with at least 40% sequence identity, for therapeutic or diagnostic use.

[0007] The microorganisms may have many therapeutic uses for treating Neisseria infections, including use in vaccines for prophylactic application.

[0008] According to a second aspect, a peptide is encoded by an operon including any of the nucleotide sequences identified in claim 1.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] The present invention is based on the discovery of genes encoding peptides which are responsible for the uptake of DNA. The peptides and genes of the invention are therefore useful for the preparation of therapeutic agents to treat infection. It should be understood that references to therapy also include preventative treatments, e.g. vaccination. Furthermore, while the products of the invention are intended primarily for treatment of infections in human patients, veterinary applications are also considered to be within the scope of the invention.

[0010] The present invention is described with reference to Neisseria meningitidis. However, all the Neisseria strains, and many other Gram-negative bacterial strains are likely to include related peptides or proteins having amino acid sequence identity or similarity to those identified herein. Organisms likely to contain the peptides include, but are not limited to the genera Salmonella, Enterobacter, Klebsiella, Shigella and Yersinia.

[0011] Preferably, the peptides that may be useful in the various aspects of the invention have greater than a 40% similarity with the peptides identified herein. More preferably, the peptides have greater than 60% sequence similarity. Most preferably, the peptides have greater than 80% sequence similarity, e.g. 95% similarity. With regard to the polynucleotide sequences identified herein, related polynucleotides that may be useful in the various aspects of the invention may have greater than 40% identity with the sequences identified herein. More preferably, the polynucleotide sequences have greater than 60% sequence identity. Most preferably, the polynucleotide sequences have greater than 80% sequence identity, e.g. 95% identity.

[0012] The terms “similarity” and “identity” are known in the art. The use of the term “identity” refers to a sequence comparison based on identical matches between correspondingly identical positions in the sequences being compared. The term “similarity” refers to a comparison between amino acid sequences, and takes into account not only identical amino acids in corresponding positions, but also functionally similar amino acids in corresponding positions. Thus similarity between polypeptide sequences indicates functional similarity, in addition to sequence similarity.

[0013] Levels of identity between gene sequences and levels of identity or similarity between amino acid sequences can be calculated using known methods. In relation to the present invention, publicly available computer based methods for determining identity and similarity include the BLASTP, BLASTN and FASTA (Atschul et al., J. Molec. Biol., 1990; 215:403-410), the BLASTX program available from NCBI, and the Gap program from Genetics Computer Group, Madison Wis. The levels of similarity and identity provided herein, were obtained using the Gap program, with a Gap penalty of 12 and a Gap length penalty of 4 for determining the amino acid sequence comparisons, and a Gap penalty of 50 and a Gap length penalty of 3 for the polynucleotide sequence comparisons.

[0014] Having characterised a gene according to the invention, it is possible to use the gene sequence to search for related genes or peptides in other microorganisms. This may be carried out by searching in existing databases, e.g. EMBL or GeneBank.

[0015] Peptides or proteins according to the invention may be purified and isolated by methods known in the art. In particular, having identified the gene sequence, it will be possible to use recombinant techniques to express the genes in a suitable host. Active fragments and related molecules can be identified and may be useful in therapy. For example, the peptides or their active fragments may be used as antigenic determinants in a vaccine, to elicit an immune response. They may also be used in the preparation of antibodies, for passive immunisation, or diagnostic applications. Suitable antibodies include monoclonal antibodies, or fragments thereof, including single chain Fv fragments. Methods for the preparation of antibodies will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

[0016] Active fragments of the peptides are those that retain the biological function of the peptide, i.e. retain the ability to take up DNA. Typically, the fragment will be at least 30 nucleotides (10 amino acids) in size, preferably 60 nucleotides (20 amino acids) and most preferably greater than 90 nucleotides (30 amino acids) in size.

[0017] The genes identified herein are likely to be useful both in generating vaccine strains that cannot take up exogenous DNA, and as a target for antimicrobials. Attenuated microorganisms can be produced with an attenuating mutation in a virulence gene or genes together with a mutation that disrupts a gene or genes of the invention, providing an attenuated microorganism that cannot take up extracellular DNA.

[0018] The term “virulence” is known in the art and refers to the pathogenicity of a microorganism. The use of the term “avirulent” is intended therefore to refer to microorganisms that are no longer pathogenic.

[0019] Suitable virulence genes will be apparent to the skilled person, and include auxotroph genes and those identified in Sun et al., Nature medicine, 2000; 6(11): 1269-1273.

[0020] The skilled person will be aware of methods for disrupting the expression of particular genes. Techniques that may be used include insertional inactivation or gene deletion techniques. Attenuated microorganisms according to the invention may also comprise additional mutations in other genes.

[0021] The preparation of vaccines based on attenuated microorganisms is known to those skilled in the art. Vaccine compositions can be formulated with suitable carriers or adjuvants, e.g. alum, as necessary or desired, to provide effective immunisation against infection. The preparation of vaccine formulations will be apparent to the skilled person.

[0022] Attenuated microorganisms may also be used as carrier systems for the delivery of heterologous antigens, therapeutic proteins or nucleic acids (DNA or RNA). In this embodiment, the attenuated microorganisms are used to deliver a heterologous antigen, protein or nucleic acid to a particular site in vivo. Introduction of a heterologous antigen, peptide or nucleic acid into an attenuated microorganism can be carried out by conventional techniques, including the use of recombinant constructs, e.g. vectors, which comprise polynucleotides that express the heterologous antigen or therapeutic protein, and also include suitable promoter sequences. As the microorganisms are transformation-deficient, it will be necessary to incorporate heterologous nucleic acids via an active mechanism, e.g. electroporation. This is a known technique. Alternatively, the gene that encodes the heterologous antigen or protein may be incorporated into the genome of the organism and the endogenous promoters used to control expression. A further alternative is to modify the microorganisms to disrupt the genes identified herein after first transforming with the heterologous gene.

[0023] More generally, and as is well known to those skilled in the art, a suitable amount of an active component of the invention can be selected, for therapeutic use, as can suitable carriers or excipients, and routes of administration. These factors would be chosen or determined according to known criteria such as the nature/severity of the condition to be treated, the type and/or health of the subject etc.

[0024] The various products of the invention may also be used in veterinary applications.

[0025] The following is a brief overview of the experimental procedure used to identify the genes.

[0026] Signature-tagged mutagenesis (STM) (Hensel et al., Science, 1995; 269: 400-403) was used to identify the genes in N. meningitidis that are essential for uptake of DNA. In STM, individual mutants are tagged with unique sequence identifiers, allowing large numbers of mutants to be analysed simultaneously.

[0027] A Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B Tn10 mutant bank was used to screen for mutants that exhibited a transformation defect. Pools of mutants were transformed with either plasmid or chromosomal DNA carrying an erythromycin-resistance marker. Transformation-deficient mutants were identified by plating out transformed pools of mutant bacteria onto solid media, in the presence and absence of erythromycin and performing a STM screen. Bacteria containing a modified version of the transposon Tn10 inserted within a competence gene failed to be recovered from plates containing erythromycin inoculated with a mixed population of mutants, and were, therefore likely to be defective in the uptake of exogenous DNA.

[0028] The cloned Neisseria meningitidis nucleotide sequences immediately following the Tn10 insertion were identified, and their translated sequences characterised. Homologues were then searched for in existing protein and DNA databases (www.sanger.ac.uk/Projects/N-meningitidis; www.tigr.org; and www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov).

[0029] The selected mutants were tested for the ability to take up exogenous DNA and were shown to take up exogenous DNA at levels at least 5 fold below wild-type levels. As the genes are transcribed as part of an operon it is possible that the mutation is due to a polar effect on a downstream gene.

[0030] To prevent the identification of mutants that merely could not express an erythromycin resistant or capsule-minus phenotype, all putatively competence-defective mutants were also analysed for their ability to be transformed to tetracycline resistance. The results confirmed that the mutants were transformation deficient.

[0031] The genes of the invention are shown in Table 1 together with the identification of any known homologue. In addition, Table 1 shows the transformation frequency, illustrating the deficiency of DNA uptake exhibited by the mutants, compared to wild-type. TABLE 1 SEQ Transformation Accession ID NO. Genes Function frequency number  1 recG ATP-dependent DNA helicase RECG 1/5 NMB1788  3 rho Transcription termination factor RHO 0 NMB0617  5 pilN PBP1 0 NMB1809  7 phlI Phosphoenolpyruvate-protein  1/30 NMB2044 phosphotransferase  9 cutE E. coli apolipoprotein N-acyltransferase  1/10 NMB0713 11 smf SMF protein (DNA processing chain A) 0 NMB0116 13 CcsA-related protein   1/2000 NMB0296 15 vacB E. coli Vacb protein  1/10 NMB1200 17 No hit in NM nucleic acid database 1/5 19 proC Pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase 0 NMB055 21 Phorphoribosylglycinamide  1/40 NMB1566 formyltransferase

[0032]

1 22 1 2040 DNA Neisseria meningitidis CDS (1)..(2040) 1 atg atg tcg ccc gaa acc cga aaa cag ctc aaa atc acc gat gtt tcc 48 Met Met Ser Pro Glu Thr Arg Lys Gln Leu Lys Ile Thr Asp Val Ser 1 5 10 15 gcc aag aag ctc gac aaa ctc aac ctc cat acc gcg tgg gat ttg gtg 96 Ala Lys Lys Leu Asp Lys Leu Asn Leu His Thr Ala Trp Asp Leu Val 20 25 30 ttg cac ctg ccg ctg cgt tac gag gac gag acg cac att atg ccg att 144 Leu His Leu Pro Leu Arg Tyr Glu Asp Glu Thr His Ile Met Pro Ile 35 40 45 aag gac gcg ccg att ggc gtg ccg tgt cag gtc gag ggg gag gtt atc 192 Lys Asp Ala Pro Ile Gly Val Pro Cys Gln Val Glu Gly Glu Val Ile 50 55 60 cat cag gaa gta acg ttc aaa ccg cgc aag cag ctg att gtc caa atc 240 His Gln Glu Val Thr Phe Lys Pro Arg Lys Gln Leu Ile Val Gln Ile 65 70 75 80 gcc gac ggc tcc ggc agc gtc ctt ttt ctg cgc ttc atc cac ttt tac 288 Ala Asp Gly Ser Gly Ser Val Leu Phe Leu Arg Phe Ile His Phe Tyr 85 90 95 gcc agc cat cag aaa cag acg gcg atc ggc aaa cgc atc cgc gcc gtg 336 Ala Ser His Gln Lys Gln Thr Ala Ile Gly Lys Arg Ile Arg Ala Val 100 105 110 ggc gaa atc aaa cac ggc ttt tac ggc gac gag atg att cat ccc aaa 384 Gly Glu Ile Lys His Gly Phe Tyr Gly Asp Glu Met Ile His Pro Lys 115 120 125 atc cgc gat gcc gag ggc ggc ggt ttg gcg gaa agc ctc acg ccg gtt 432 Ile Arg Asp Ala Glu Gly Gly Gly Leu Ala Glu Ser Leu Thr Pro Val 130 135 140 tac ccg acc gta aac ggt ttg aac cag ccc act ttg cgc cgt att att 480 Tyr Pro Thr Val Asn Gly Leu Asn Gln Pro Thr Leu Arg Arg Ile Ile 145 150 155 160 cag acg gcg ttg gac gtt acg ccg ctg cac gac acg ctg ccc gat gcc 528 Gln Thr Ala Leu Asp Val Thr Pro Leu His Asp Thr Leu Pro Asp Ala 165 170 175 ctg ctg tgc cgt ctg aag ctg cca cac ctc gcc gaa agc ctg cgt ctt 576 Leu Leu Cys Arg Leu Lys Leu Pro His Leu Ala Glu Ser Leu Arg Leu 180 185 190 ttg cat tcg ccg ccg ccg agt ttc acg att cat cag ctt tca gac ggc 624 Leu His Ser Pro Pro Pro Ser Phe Thr Ile His Gln Leu Ser Asp Gly 195 200 205 acg ctg cct gca tgg caa cgg ctc aaa ttc gac gaa ctt ttg gcg caa 672 Thr Leu Pro Ala Trp Gln Arg Leu Lys Phe Asp Glu Leu Leu Ala Gln 210 215 220 cag ctt tcg atg cgc ttg gcg cga cag aag cgt atc ggc ggc acg gcg 720 Gln Leu Ser Met Arg Leu Ala Arg Gln Lys Arg Ile Gly Gly Thr Ala 225 230 235 240 gcg gca ttg ggc ggc gac ggc aca ttg acc caa gcc ctg cgc caa gcc 768 Ala Ala Leu Gly Gly Asp Gly Thr Leu Thr Gln Ala Leu Arg Gln Ala 245 250 255 ctg ccg ttt gcc ctg acc gat gcg caa gaa aaa gtt gtt tcc gaa atc 816 Leu Pro Phe Ala Leu Thr Asp Ala Gln Glu Lys Val Val Ser Glu Ile 260 265 270 tgc cgc gat atg gcg caa acc tac ccg atg cac cgc ctg ctg cag ggc 864 Cys Arg Asp Met Ala Gln Thr Tyr Pro Met His Arg Leu Leu Gln Gly 275 280 285 gat gtc ggc agc ggc aaa acc att gtg gct gct ttg tct gct ttg acg 912 Asp Val Gly Ser Gly Lys Thr Ile Val Ala Ala Leu Ser Ala Leu Thr 290 295 300 gct atc gaa tcc ggt gcg cag gtg gct gta atg gcg ccc act gaa atc 960 Ala Ile Glu Ser Gly Ala Gln Val Ala Val Met Ala Pro Thr Glu Ile 305 310 315 320 ctt gcc gaa cag cat ttt att aaa ttt aaa caa tgg ctc gaa cct ttg 1008 Leu Ala Glu Gln His Phe Ile Lys Phe Lys Gln Trp Leu Glu Pro Leu 325 330 335 ggc att gaa gtt gtc cgc ctt ttt ggc agt ttg cgt aaa aaa gcc aaa 1056 Gly Ile Glu Val Val Arg Leu Phe Gly Ser Leu Arg Lys Lys Ala Lys 340 345 350 gac gaa gcc aaa gcc aaa ctg gct gac ggc agc gtc aaa atc gcc gtc 1104 Asp Glu Ala Lys Ala Lys Leu Ala Asp Gly Ser Val Lys Ile Ala Val 355 360 365 ggc acg cac gcc ctg ttt tca gac ggc gtg gcg ttt cac aat ttg ggc 1152 Gly Thr His Ala Leu Phe Ser Asp Gly Val Ala Phe His Asn Leu Gly 370 375 380 ttg acc att gtg gac gaa cag cac cgt ttc ggc gtt gcc caa cgc ctc 1200 Leu Thr Ile Val Asp Glu Gln His Arg Phe Gly Val Ala Gln Arg Leu 385 390 395 400 gcc ctc aaa aac aaa ggg cgc gaa gtc cat cag ctg atg atg tcc gcc 1248 Ala Leu Lys Asn Lys Gly Arg Glu Val His Gln Leu Met Met Ser Ala 405 410 415 acg ccc atc ccg cgc acg ctt gcg atg agt ttt ttc gcc gat ttg gac 1296 Thr Pro Ile Pro Arg Thr Leu Ala Met Ser Phe Phe Ala Asp Leu Asp 420 425 430 gtg tcc gtc atc gac gaa ttg ccg ccc ggg cgc aca ccg att aaa acg 1344 Val Ser Val Ile Asp Glu Leu Pro Pro Gly Arg Thr Pro Ile Lys Thr 435 440 445 cgc ctc gtc aac aac gtc cgc cgc gcc gaa gtc gaa ggc ttc gtc ctc 1392 Arg Leu Val Asn Asn Val Arg Arg Ala Glu Val Glu Gly Phe Val Leu 450 455 460 ggc act tgc cga aaa ggg cgg cag gcg tat tgg gtc tgc cca ttg att 1440 Gly Thr Cys Arg Lys Gly Arg Gln Ala Tyr Trp Val Cys Pro Leu Ile 465 470 475 480 gaa gaa agc gaa acc ctg caa ctg caa acc gcc gcc gaa acc ctc gcc 1488 Glu Glu Ser Glu Thr Leu Gln Leu Gln Thr Ala Ala Glu Thr Leu Ala 485 490 495 cgg ctt cag acg gca ttg ccc gaa ctc aat atc gga ctg gta cac ggg 1536 Arg Leu Gln Thr Ala Leu Pro Glu Leu Asn Ile Gly Leu Val His Gly 500 505 510 cgc atg aag gcc gcc gaa aag gcc gaa gtg atg gcg cgg ttt tct tcg 1584 Arg Met Lys Ala Ala Glu Lys Ala Glu Val Met Ala Arg Phe Ser Ser 515 520 525 ggg ggg ctg aac gtc ttg gtc gcc acc acc gtc atc gaa gtc ggc gta 1632 Gly Gly Leu Asn Val Leu Val Ala Thr Thr Val Ile Glu Val Gly Val 530 535 540 gat gtg ccc aat gcc gcc ctg atg gtc atc gaa cac gcc gag cgc atg 1680 Asp Val Pro Asn Ala Ala Leu Met Val Ile Glu His Ala Glu Arg Met 545 550 555 560 ggc ttg gcg cag ctt cac caa tta cgc gga cgg gta ggg cgc ggc gcg 1728 Gly Leu Ala Gln Leu His Gln Leu Arg Gly Arg Val Gly Arg Gly Ala 565 570 575 gcg gaa agc gtg tgc gtc ctc ctg ttt gcc gaa ccc ttg ggc gaa ctc 1776 Ala Glu Ser Val Cys Val Leu Leu Phe Ala Glu Pro Leu Gly Glu Leu 580 585 590 gcc aaa gcg cgg ctg aaa gtc atc tac gaa cac acc gac ggc ttc gaa 1824 Ala Lys Ala Arg Leu Lys Val Ile Tyr Glu His Thr Asp Gly Phe Glu 595 600 605 atc gcc cgc caa gac ctc aat atc cgc ggc ccg ggc gag ttt ctc ggc 1872 Ile Ala Arg Gln Asp Leu Asn Ile Arg Gly Pro Gly Glu Phe Leu Gly 610 615 620 gcg cgc caa agc ggc gtg cct atg ctg cgt ttc gcc aaa ctc gaa gaa 1920 Ala Arg Gln Ser Gly Val Pro Met Leu Arg Phe Ala Lys Leu Glu Glu 625 630 635 640 gac ctg cac ctt ttg gaa cag gcg cgc gaa acc gcc ccg atg ctg att 1968 Asp Leu His Leu Leu Glu Gln Ala Arg Glu Thr Ala Pro Met Leu Ile 645 650 655 gag caa aac ccc gaa atc gtc gaa gcg cat ttg gca agg tgg ctt tcc 2016 Glu Gln Asn Pro Glu Ile Val Glu Ala His Leu Ala Arg Trp Leu Ser 660 665 670 ggc agg gaa ggg tat ttg ggc gtg 2040 Gly Arg Glu Gly Tyr Leu Gly Val 675 680 2 680 PRT Neisseria meningitidis 2 Met Met Ser Pro Glu Thr Arg Lys Gln Leu Lys Ile Thr Asp Val Ser 1 5 10 15 Ala Lys Lys Leu Asp Lys Leu Asn Leu His Thr Ala Trp Asp Leu Val 20 25 30 Leu His Leu Pro Leu Arg Tyr Glu Asp Glu Thr His Ile Met Pro Ile 35 40 45 Lys Asp Ala Pro Ile Gly Val Pro Cys Gln Val Glu Gly Glu Val Ile 50 55 60 His Gln Glu Val Thr Phe Lys Pro Arg Lys Gln Leu Ile Val Gln Ile 65 70 75 80 Ala Asp Gly Ser Gly Ser Val Leu Phe Leu Arg Phe Ile His Phe Tyr 85 90 95 Ala Ser His Gln Lys Gln Thr Ala Ile Gly Lys Arg Ile Arg Ala Val 100 105 110 Gly Glu Ile Lys His Gly Phe Tyr Gly Asp Glu Met Ile His Pro Lys 115 120 125 Ile Arg Asp Ala Glu Gly Gly Gly Leu Ala Glu Ser Leu Thr Pro Val 130 135 140 Tyr Pro Thr Val Asn Gly Leu Asn Gln Pro Thr Leu Arg Arg Ile Ile 145 150 155 160 Gln Thr Ala Leu Asp Val Thr Pro Leu His Asp Thr Leu Pro Asp Ala 165 170 175 Leu Leu Cys Arg Leu Lys Leu Pro His Leu Ala Glu Ser Leu Arg Leu 180 185 190 Leu His Ser Pro Pro Pro Ser Phe Thr Ile His Gln Leu Ser Asp Gly 195 200 205 Thr Leu Pro Ala Trp Gln Arg Leu Lys Phe Asp Glu Leu Leu Ala Gln 210 215 220 Gln Leu Ser Met Arg Leu Ala Arg Gln Lys Arg Ile Gly Gly Thr Ala 225 230 235 240 Ala Ala Leu Gly Gly Asp Gly Thr Leu Thr Gln Ala Leu Arg Gln Ala 245 250 255 Leu Pro Phe Ala Leu Thr Asp Ala Gln Glu Lys Val Val Ser Glu Ile 260 265 270 Cys Arg Asp Met Ala Gln Thr Tyr Pro Met His Arg Leu Leu Gln Gly 275 280 285 Asp Val Gly Ser Gly Lys Thr Ile Val Ala Ala Leu Ser Ala Leu Thr 290 295 300 Ala Ile Glu Ser Gly Ala Gln Val Ala Val Met Ala Pro Thr Glu Ile 305 310 315 320 Leu Ala Glu Gln His Phe Ile Lys Phe Lys Gln Trp Leu Glu Pro Leu 325 330 335 Gly Ile Glu Val Val Arg Leu Phe Gly Ser Leu Arg Lys Lys Ala Lys 340 345 350 Asp Glu Ala Lys Ala Lys Leu Ala Asp Gly Ser Val Lys Ile Ala Val 355 360 365 Gly Thr His Ala Leu Phe Ser Asp Gly Val Ala Phe His Asn Leu Gly 370 375 380 Leu Thr Ile Val Asp Glu Gln His Arg Phe Gly Val Ala Gln Arg Leu 385 390 395 400 Ala Leu Lys Asn Lys Gly Arg Glu Val His Gln Leu Met Met Ser Ala 405 410 415 Thr Pro Ile Pro Arg Thr Leu Ala Met Ser Phe Phe Ala Asp Leu Asp 420 425 430 Val Ser Val Ile Asp Glu Leu Pro Pro Gly Arg Thr Pro Ile Lys Thr 435 440 445 Arg Leu Val Asn Asn Val Arg Arg Ala Glu Val Glu Gly Phe Val Leu 450 455 460 Gly Thr Cys Arg Lys Gly Arg Gln Ala Tyr Trp Val Cys Pro Leu Ile 465 470 475 480 Glu Glu Ser Glu Thr Leu Gln Leu Gln Thr Ala Ala Glu Thr Leu Ala 485 490 495 Arg Leu Gln Thr Ala Leu Pro Glu Leu Asn Ile Gly Leu Val His Gly 500 505 510 Arg Met Lys Ala Ala Glu Lys Ala Glu Val Met Ala Arg Phe Ser Ser 515 520 525 Gly Gly Leu Asn Val Leu Val Ala Thr Thr Val Ile Glu Val Gly Val 530 535 540 Asp Val Pro Asn Ala Ala Leu Met Val Ile Glu His Ala Glu Arg Met 545 550 555 560 Gly Leu Ala Gln Leu His Gln Leu Arg Gly Arg Val Gly Arg Gly Ala 565 570 575 Ala Glu Ser Val Cys Val Leu Leu Phe Ala Glu Pro Leu Gly Glu Leu 580 585 590 Ala Lys Ala Arg Leu Lys Val Ile Tyr Glu His Thr Asp Gly Phe Glu 595 600 605 Ile Ala Arg Gln Asp Leu Asn Ile Arg Gly Pro Gly Glu Phe Leu Gly 610 615 620 Ala Arg Gln Ser Gly Val Pro Met Leu Arg Phe Ala Lys Leu Glu Glu 625 630 635 640 Asp Leu His Leu Leu Glu Gln Ala Arg Glu Thr Ala Pro Met Leu Ile 645 650 655 Glu Gln Asn Pro Glu Ile Val Glu Ala His Leu Ala Arg Trp Leu Ser 660 665 670 Gly Arg Glu Gly Tyr Leu Gly Val 675 680 3 1257 DNA Neisseria meningitidis CDS (1)..(1257) 3 atg cac gtc tcc gaa tta caa acc ctg cac att tcc aaa ctc tta gaa 48 Met His Val Ser Glu Leu Gln Thr Leu His Ile Ser Lys Leu Leu Glu 1 5 10 15 ttg gcg gaa gaa cac ggc atc gaa aac gcc aac cga ttc cgc aaa caa 96 Leu Ala Glu Glu His Gly Ile Glu Asn Ala Asn Arg Phe Arg Lys Gln 20 25 30 gat ctc gta ttt gcc atc gtc cgc cag atg atg aaa aaa ggc gag ggt 144 Asp Leu Val Phe Ala Ile Val Arg Gln Met Met Lys Lys Gly Glu Gly 35 40 45 ttc acc tgc tcc ggc acg ctt gaa atc ctg ccc gac ggc ttc ggc ttc 192 Phe Thr Cys Ser Gly Thr Leu Glu Ile Leu Pro Asp Gly Phe Gly Phe 50 55 60 ctc cgc agc gcg gac acg tcc tat ctt gcc ggc ccc gac gac atc tat 240 Leu Arg Ser Ala Asp Thr Ser Tyr Leu Ala Gly Pro Asp Asp Ile Tyr 65 70 75 80 gtc tcg ccc acc caa atc cgc cgc ttc aac ctg cat acg ggc gac acc 288 Val Ser Pro Thr Gln Ile Arg Arg Phe Asn Leu His Thr Gly Asp Thr 85 90 95 atc gaa gga agc gtg cgc gtc cca aaa gac aac gaa cgc tat ttt gcc 336 Ile Glu Gly Ser Val Arg Val Pro Lys Asp Asn Glu Arg Tyr Phe Ala 100 105 110 ctg gtc agg ctt gat acc atc aac ggc gac cac ccg gaa gta tgc cgc 384 Leu Val Arg Leu Asp Thr Ile Asn Gly Asp His Pro Glu Val Cys Arg 115 120 125 cat aaa atc ctg ttt gaa aac ctg acc ccg ctg ttt ccg acc gaa cag 432 His Lys Ile Leu Phe Glu Asn Leu Thr Pro Leu Phe Pro Thr Glu Gln 130 135 140 ttg aag ctg gaa cgc gac tta aag tcc gaa gaa aac ctg acc gga cgt 480 Leu Lys Leu Glu Arg Asp Leu Lys Ser Glu Glu Asn Leu Thr Gly Arg 145 150 155 160 gcc atc gac ctg att tcc cct atc ggc aaa ggt cag cgc gcc ctc ttg 528 Ala Ile Asp Leu Ile Ser Pro Ile Gly Lys Gly Gln Arg Ala Leu Leu 165 170 175 gtt gcc ccg ccc aaa agc ggt aaa acc gtg atg ctg caa aac att gcc 576 Val Ala Pro Pro Lys Ser Gly Lys Thr Val Met Leu Gln Asn Ile Ala 180 185 190 cac gcc gtt acc tca aac tat ccc gaa gtc gaa ctc atc gtc ctc ttg 624 His Ala Val Thr Ser Asn Tyr Pro Glu Val Glu Leu Ile Val Leu Leu 195 200 205 att gac gag cgt ccc gaa gaa gta acc gaa atg agc cgt tcc gtc cgc 672 Ile Asp Glu Arg Pro Glu Glu Val Thr Glu Met Ser Arg Ser Val Arg 210 215 220 ggc gaa gtg gtt tcc tcc acc ttt gac gaa ccg gcg caa cgc cac gtc 720 Gly Glu Val Val Ser Ser Thr Phe Asp Glu Pro Ala Gln Arg His Val 225 230 235 240 caa gtt gcc gaa atg gtg ctt gaa aaa gcc aag cgt atg gta gaa cac 768 Gln Val Ala Glu Met Val Leu Glu Lys Ala Lys Arg Met Val Glu His 245 250 255 aaa aaa gac gtg gtc atc ctg ctg gat tcg att acc cgc ctt gcc cgc 816 Lys Lys Asp Val Val Ile Leu Leu Asp Ser Ile Thr Arg Leu Ala Arg 260 265 270 gcc tac aat acc gtc gtg cct acc tcg ggc aaa atc cta acc ggc ggt 864 Ala Tyr Asn Thr Val Val Pro Thr Ser Gly Lys Ile Leu Thr Gly Gly 275 280 285 gtc gat gcc aac gca ctg cac cgc ccc aaa cgt ttc ttc ggc gcg gcg 912 Val Asp Ala Asn Ala Leu His Arg Pro Lys Arg Phe Phe Gly Ala Ala 290 295 300 cgc aac gtg gaa gaa ggc ggt tcg ctg acc atc atc gcc acc gca ttg 960 Arg Asn Val Glu Glu Gly Gly Ser Leu Thr Ile Ile Ala Thr Ala Leu 305 310 315 320 gtt gaa acc ggc agc cgt atg gac gat gtg att tac gaa gaa ttc aaa 1008 Val Glu Thr Gly Ser Arg Met Asp Asp Val Ile Tyr Glu Glu Phe Lys 325 330 335 ggc acc ggc aat atg gaa ttg cac ctt gac cgc cgt atg gcg gaa aaa 1056 Gly Thr Gly Asn Met Glu Leu His Leu Asp Arg Arg Met Ala Glu Lys 340 345 350 cgc ctc ttc ccc gcc atc aac atc aac aaa tcc ggc acg cgc cgc gaa 1104 Arg Leu Phe Pro Ala Ile Asn Ile Asn Lys Ser Gly Thr Arg Arg Glu 355 360 365 gag ctg ctt gtg ccg aac gac cag ttg caa cgt atg tgg ctc tta cgc 1152 Glu Leu Leu Val Pro Asn Asp Gln Leu Gln Arg Met Trp Leu Leu Arg 370 375 380 aag ttc ctg cac ccg atg gac gaa atc gag gca gcc gaa ttt tta atc 1200 Lys Phe Leu His Pro Met Asp Glu Ile Glu Ala Ala Glu Phe Leu Ile 385 390 395 400 ggg aaa atc aaa gcc tct aaa aac aat gat gat ttc ttt gaa ctg atg 1248 Gly Lys Ile Lys Ala Ser Lys Asn Asn Asp Asp Phe Phe Glu Leu Met 405 410 415 cgc ggc aaa 1257 Arg Gly Lys 4 419 PRT Neisseria meningitidis 4 Met His Val Ser Glu Leu Gln Thr Leu His Ile Ser Lys Leu Leu Glu 1 5 10 15 Leu Ala Glu Glu His Gly Ile Glu Asn Ala Asn Arg Phe Arg Lys Gln 20 25 30 Asp Leu Val Phe Ala Ile Val Arg Gln Met Met Lys Lys Gly Glu Gly 35 40 45 Phe Thr Cys Ser Gly Thr Leu Glu Ile Leu Pro Asp Gly Phe Gly Phe 50 55 60 Leu Arg Ser Ala Asp Thr Ser Tyr Leu Ala Gly Pro Asp Asp Ile Tyr 65 70 75 80 Val Ser Pro Thr Gln Ile Arg Arg Phe Asn Leu His Thr Gly Asp Thr 85 90 95 Ile Glu Gly Ser Val Arg Val Pro Lys Asp Asn Glu Arg Tyr Phe Ala 100 105 110 Leu Val Arg Leu Asp Thr Ile Asn Gly Asp His Pro Glu Val Cys Arg 115 120 125 His Lys Ile Leu Phe Glu Asn Leu Thr Pro Leu Phe Pro Thr Glu Gln 130 135 140 Leu Lys Leu Glu Arg Asp Leu Lys Ser Glu Glu Asn Leu Thr Gly Arg 145 150 155 160 Ala Ile Asp Leu Ile Ser Pro Ile Gly Lys Gly Gln Arg Ala Leu Leu 165 170 175 Val Ala Pro Pro Lys Ser Gly Lys Thr Val Met Leu Gln Asn Ile Ala 180 185 190 His Ala Val Thr Ser Asn Tyr Pro Glu Val Glu Leu Ile Val Leu Leu 195 200 205 Ile Asp Glu Arg Pro Glu Glu Val Thr Glu Met Ser Arg Ser Val Arg 210 215 220 Gly Glu Val Val Ser Ser Thr Phe Asp Glu Pro Ala Gln Arg His Val 225 230 235 240 Gln Val Ala Glu Met Val Leu Glu Lys Ala Lys Arg Met Val Glu His 245 250 255 Lys Lys Asp Val Val Ile Leu Leu Asp Ser Ile Thr Arg Leu Ala Arg 260 265 270 Ala Tyr Asn Thr Val Val Pro Thr Ser Gly Lys Ile Leu Thr Gly Gly 275 280 285 Val Asp Ala Asn Ala Leu His Arg Pro Lys Arg Phe Phe Gly Ala Ala 290 295 300 Arg Asn Val Glu Glu Gly Gly Ser Leu Thr Ile Ile Ala Thr Ala Leu 305 310 315 320 Val Glu Thr Gly Ser Arg Met Asp Asp Val Ile Tyr Glu Glu Phe Lys 325 330 335 Gly Thr Gly Asn Met Glu Leu His Leu Asp Arg Arg Met Ala Glu Lys 340 345 350 Arg Leu Phe Pro Ala Ile Asn Ile Asn Lys Ser Gly Thr Arg Arg Glu 355 360 365 Glu Leu Leu Val Pro Asn Asp Gln Leu Gln Arg Met Trp Leu Leu Arg 370 375 380 Lys Phe Leu His Pro Met Asp Glu Ile Glu Ala Ala Glu Phe Leu Ile 385 390 395 400 Gly Lys Ile Lys Ala Ser Lys Asn Asn Asp Asp Phe Phe Glu Leu Met 405 410 415 Arg Gly Lys 5 599 DNA Neisseria meningitidis CDS (1)..(597) 5 atg aac aat tta atc aaa atc aac ctc ctc ccc tac agg gaa gag atg 48 Met Asn Asn Leu Ile Lys Ile Asn Leu Leu Pro Tyr Arg Glu Glu Met 1 5 10 15 aac aag cgc aaa cag cag cag ttt aaa acg ctg atg tac ggt gcc gtg 96 Asn Lys Arg Lys Gln Gln Gln Phe Lys Thr Leu Met Tyr Gly Ala Val 20 25 30 ctg acg ggc gtt gcc gcc gtt gcg gca acc tac ctg ttt atc gac aat 144 Leu Thr Gly Val Ala Ala Val Ala Ala Thr Tyr Leu Phe Ile Asp Asn 35 40 45 atg atc aat aac cag tcg gaa aga aac acg ctg ctg gaa acc tcc atc 192 Met Ile Asn Asn Gln Ser Glu Arg Asn Thr Leu Leu Glu Thr Ser Ile 50 55 60 gca cac ttg gat acc gag ctg tcg gaa ata caa aag ctc aaa cag gaa 240 Ala His Leu Asp Thr Glu Leu Ser Glu Ile Gln Lys Leu Lys Gln Glu 65 70 75 80 aaa gat gcc ttc ctg att aag aaa aac aaa atc gag gag ctc cag ctc 288 Lys Asp Ala Phe Leu Ile Lys Lys Asn Lys Ile Glu Glu Leu Gln Leu 85 90 95 aaa cgc ctc caa gcc gca aaa atc ctc gac agc ctg aat gag gcc gtc 336 Lys Arg Leu Gln Ala Ala Lys Ile Leu Asp Ser Leu Asn Glu Ala Val 100 105 110 ccc gga agc acc tac ctg acc tcg ctg gat gcc gtt acc gcc gac tct 384 Pro Gly Ser Thr Tyr Leu Thr Ser Leu Asp Ala Val Thr Ala Asp Ser 115 120 125 tat cgg ctc agc ggc agg aca tcc agc gac aac cgc gtt gcc gcc atg 432 Tyr Arg Leu Ser Gly Arg Thr Ser Ser Asp Asn Arg Val Ala Ala Met 130 135 140 atg agg gcg atg ccc aat acc ggc ata ttc aag caa ccc gaa ttg tta 480 Met Arg Ala Met Pro Asn Thr Gly Ile Phe Lys Gln Pro Glu Leu Leu 145 150 155 160 agc atc aag aaa aac aat tcg cat caa gaa ttt acc ctt cag gca aca 528 Ser Ile Lys Lys Asn Asn Ser His Gln Glu Phe Thr Leu Gln Ala Thr 165 170 175 tta caa ccc atc gta aag gcg gcc gaa tcc aaa gag aat ccg gct tcg 576 Leu Gln Pro Ile Val Lys Ala Ala Glu Ser Lys Glu Asn Pro Ala Ser 180 185 190 gga aac gca cag gag gca aac tg 599 Gly Asn Ala Gln Glu Ala Asn 195 6 199 PRT Neisseria meningitidis 6 Met Asn Asn Leu Ile Lys Ile Asn Leu Leu Pro Tyr Arg Glu Glu Met 1 5 10 15 Asn Lys Arg Lys Gln Gln Gln Phe Lys Thr Leu Met Tyr Gly Ala Val 20 25 30 Leu Thr Gly Val Ala Ala Val Ala Ala Thr Tyr Leu Phe Ile Asp Asn 35 40 45 Met Ile Asn Asn Gln Ser Glu Arg Asn Thr Leu Leu Glu Thr Ser Ile 50 55 60 Ala His Leu Asp Thr Glu Leu Ser Glu Ile Gln Lys Leu Lys Gln Glu 65 70 75 80 Lys Asp Ala Phe Leu Ile Lys Lys Asn Lys Ile Glu Glu Leu Gln Leu 85 90 95 Lys Arg Leu Gln Ala Ala Lys Ile Leu Asp Ser Leu Asn Glu Ala Val 100 105 110 Pro Gly Ser Thr Tyr Leu Thr Ser Leu Asp Ala Val Thr Ala Asp Ser 115 120 125 Tyr Arg Leu Ser Gly Arg Thr Ser Ser Asp Asn Arg Val Ala Ala Met 130 135 140 Met Arg Ala Met Pro Asn Thr Gly Ile Phe Lys Gln Pro Glu Leu Leu 145 150 155 160 Ser Ile Lys Lys Asn Asn Ser His Gln Glu Phe Thr Leu Gln Ala Thr 165 170 175 Leu Gln Pro Ile Val Lys Ala Ala Glu Ser Lys Glu Asn Pro Ala Ser 180 185 190 Gly Asn Ala Gln Glu Ala Asn 195 7 1773 DNA Neisseria meningitidis CDS (1)..(1773) 7 atg agt atc gtg ctg cac ggc gtg gcg gcg ggc aaa ggc att gcc gtc 48 Met Ser Ile Val Leu His Gly Val Ala Ala Gly Lys Gly Ile Ala Val 1 5 10 15 ggt tgc gcc cac ctg att gcg cgc ggt acg gag gaa gtg ccg cag tat 96 Gly Cys Ala His Leu Ile Ala Arg Gly Thr Glu Glu Val Pro Gln Tyr 20 25 30 gat gtt gcg gag gcg gac acc gat gcc gaa gcc gaa cgt ttc gat gcc 144 Asp Val Ala Glu Ala Asp Thr Asp Ala Glu Ala Glu Arg Phe Asp Ala 35 40 45 gcc gtc aaa gcc acg cgc aaa gag ttg gaa cag ctc cgc agc gcg att 192 Ala Val Lys Ala Thr Arg Lys Glu Leu Glu Gln Leu Arg Ser Ala Ile 50 55 60 ccc gaa aac gcc ccg acc gag ttg ggc gcg ttc atc tcg ctg cac ctg 240 Pro Glu Asn Ala Pro Thr Glu Leu Gly Ala Phe Ile Ser Leu His Leu 65 70 75 80 atg ctc ttg acc gat gtt acc ttg tcg cgc gaa ccc gtc gat att tta 288 Met Leu Leu Thr Asp Val Thr Leu Ser Arg Glu Pro Val Asp Ile Leu 85 90 95 agg gaa caa aaa atc aac gcc gag tgg gca ttg aag cag cag agc gac 336 Arg Glu Gln Lys Ile Asn Ala Glu Trp Ala Leu Lys Gln Gln Ser Asp 100 105 110 aaa ctc gcc gcc caa ttc gac aat atg gac gat gcc tat ttg cgc gaa 384 Lys Leu Ala Ala Gln Phe Asp Asn Met Asp Asp Ala Tyr Leu Arg Glu 115 120 125 cgc aag cag gat atg ctg caa gtc gtc cgc cgc atc cac aac aac ctg 432 Arg Lys Gln Asp Met Leu Gln Val Val Arg Arg Ile His Asn Asn Leu 130 135 140 atc ggg cag ggc aac gag ttg gaa gtt gcc gac aac ctg ttt gac gaa 480 Ile Gly Gln Gly Asn Glu Leu Glu Val Ala Asp Asn Leu Phe Asp Glu 145 150 155 160 acc gtt ctg att gca aac gac ctt tcg ccc gcc gac acg gtt ttg ttt 528 Thr Val Leu Ile Ala Asn Asp Leu Ser Pro Ala Asp Thr Val Leu Phe 165 170 175 aaa gag cag cgc att gcc gcc ttc gtt acc gat gcc ggc ggc ccc acc 576 Lys Glu Gln Arg Ile Ala Ala Phe Val Thr Asp Ala Gly Gly Pro Thr 180 185 190 ggg cat acg gcg att ttg ggc agg agc ttg gac atc ccg tcc gtc gtc 624 Gly His Thr Ala Ile Leu Gly Arg Ser Leu Asp Ile Pro Ser Val Val 195 200 205 ggg ctg cac aac gcg cgc aaa ctg att acc gag ggc gaa acg gtc att 672 Gly Leu His Asn Ala Arg Lys Leu Ile Thr Glu Gly Glu Thr Val Ile 210 215 220 gtg gac ggt atc aac ggc gtg ttg att atc gcg ccg gat gag tcg gtg 720 Val Asp Gly Ile Asn Gly Val Leu Ile Ile Ala Pro Asp Glu Ser Val 225 230 235 240 ttg aac gaa tac cgc cgc cgt gcc cgc gaa tac cgc agc cac aaa cgc 768 Leu Asn Glu Tyr Arg Arg Arg Ala Arg Glu Tyr Arg Ser His Lys Arg 245 250 255 gat ttg aac aag ctc aaa aaa acc gcc gcc gcc acc gct gac ggg gtc 816 Asp Leu Asn Lys Leu Lys Lys Thr Ala Ala Ala Thr Ala Asp Gly Val 260 265 270 tgc atc gag ctt gtg ggc aat ata gaa tcc gcc gaa gac gtg aaa ccg 864 Cys Ile Glu Leu Val Gly Asn Ile Glu Ser Ala Glu Asp Val Lys Pro 275 280 285 ctg cac aac ctc ggc gca gac ggc atc ggg ctg ttc cgc agc gag ttt 912 Leu His Asn Leu Gly Ala Asp Gly Ile Gly Leu Phe Arg Ser Glu Phe 290 295 300 ctt tac ctg aac cgc gat acg atg ccg tct gaa gac gag cag tac gaa 960 Leu Tyr Leu Asn Arg Asp Thr Met Pro Ser Glu Asp Glu Gln Tyr Glu 305 310 315 320 gtg tac agc gcg att gtc aaa aaa atg aaa ggc aaa agc gta acg ata 1008 Val Tyr Ser Ala Ile Val Lys Lys Met Lys Gly Lys Ser Val Thr Ile 325 330 335 cgg aca gtc gat ttg ggt gtg gac aaa aac ccg cgc tgg ttc ggg aaa 1056 Arg Thr Val Asp Leu Gly Val Asp Lys Asn Pro Arg Trp Phe Gly Lys 340 345 350 aac agc acg ccc aac ggc agc ctc aac ccc gcg ctg ggc atg acc ggc 1104 Asn Ser Thr Pro Asn Gly Ser Leu Asn Pro Ala Leu Gly Met Thr Gly 355 360 365 atc cgc ctg tgc ctt gcc gaa ccg gtc atg ttc cgc acc cag atg cgc 1152 Ile Arg Leu Cys Leu Ala Glu Pro Val Met Phe Arg Thr Gln Met Arg 370 375 380 gcc atc ctc cgc gcc gcc gcc cac ggc ccc gtg cgg atg atg tgg ccg 1200 Ala Ile Leu Arg Ala Ala Ala His Gly Pro Val Arg Met Met Trp Pro 385 390 395 400 atg att acc tcc gta tcc gaa gtg cgc cag tgc ctc atc cac ctc gac 1248 Met Ile Thr Ser Val Ser Glu Val Arg Gln Cys Leu Ile His Leu Asp 405 410 415 acc gcg caa cgc cag ctt gcc gaa cgc ggc gat gcc ttc ggt aaa gtc 1296 Thr Ala Gln Arg Gln Leu Ala Glu Arg Gly Asp Ala Phe Gly Lys Val 420 425 430 ggc atc ggc tgt atg att gaa att ccg tct gcc gcg ctg acc gtc ggc 1344 Gly Ile Gly Cys Met Ile Glu Ile Pro Ser Ala Ala Leu Thr Val Gly 435 440 445 agt att ttg aaa ctg gtc gat ttc atc tcc gtc ggt acc aac gac ctg 1392 Ser Ile Leu Lys Leu Val Asp Phe Ile Ser Val Gly Thr Asn Asp Leu 450 455 460 att caa tac atc ttg tcc gtc gat cgc ggc gac gac agc gtc agc cac 1440 Ile Gln Tyr Ile Leu Ser Val Asp Arg Gly Asp Asp Ser Val Ser His 465 470 475 480 ctc tac cag ccc ggc cat ccc gcc gtg ctg aaa atg ctg caa cac gtc 1488 Leu Tyr Gln Pro Gly His Pro Ala Val Leu Lys Met Leu Gln His Val 485 490 495 atc cgt acc gcc aac cgc atg gac aaa gac gta tcc gta tgc ggc gag 1536 Ile Arg Thr Ala Asn Arg Met Asp Lys Asp Val Ser Val Cys Gly Glu 500 505 510 atg gcg ggc gat acc gcg ttt acc cgc gtt tta ttg ggt atg ggg ctg 1584 Met Ala Gly Asp Thr Ala Phe Thr Arg Val Leu Leu Gly Met Gly Leu 515 520 525 cgc cgt ttt tcc atg aac ccc aac aac atc ctg ccc gtc aaa aac atc 1632 Arg Arg Phe Ser Met Asn Pro Asn Asn Ile Leu Pro Val Lys Asn Ile 530 535 540 att ctg cac agc aat gtc gga cag ctc gaa agc gat att gtg aaa gtc 1680 Ile Leu His Ser Asn Val Gly Gln Leu Glu Ser Asp Ile Val Lys Val 545 550 555 560 atc cgc tgc gaa gac gaa gag aag tcg gaa aag ctg atc aaa cag atg 1728 Ile Arg Cys Glu Asp Glu Glu Lys Ser Glu Lys Leu Ile Lys Gln Met 565 570 575 aac agc gtg tct gtc gag gaa gaa gcc gac ttc aag ggg cgg aaa 1773 Asn Ser Val Ser Val Glu Glu Glu Ala Asp Phe Lys Gly Arg Lys 580 585 590 8 591 PRT Neisseria meningitidis 8 Met Ser Ile Val Leu His Gly Val Ala Ala Gly Lys Gly Ile Ala Val 1 5 10 15 Gly Cys Ala His Leu Ile Ala Arg Gly Thr Glu Glu Val Pro Gln Tyr 20 25 30 Asp Val Ala Glu Ala Asp Thr Asp Ala Glu Ala Glu Arg Phe Asp Ala 35 40 45 Ala Val Lys Ala Thr Arg Lys Glu Leu Glu Gln Leu Arg Ser Ala Ile 50 55 60 Pro Glu Asn Ala Pro Thr Glu Leu Gly Ala Phe Ile Ser Leu His Leu 65 70 75 80 Met Leu Leu Thr Asp Val Thr Leu Ser Arg Glu Pro Val Asp Ile Leu 85 90 95 Arg Glu Gln Lys Ile Asn Ala Glu Trp Ala Leu Lys Gln Gln Ser Asp 100 105 110 Lys Leu Ala Ala Gln Phe Asp Asn Met Asp Asp Ala Tyr Leu Arg Glu 115 120 125 Arg Lys Gln Asp Met Leu Gln Val Val Arg Arg Ile His Asn Asn Leu 130 135 140 Ile Gly Gln Gly Asn Glu Leu Glu Val Ala Asp Asn Leu Phe Asp Glu 145 150 155 160 Thr Val Leu Ile Ala Asn Asp Leu Ser Pro Ala Asp Thr Val Leu Phe 165 170 175 Lys Glu Gln Arg Ile Ala Ala Phe Val Thr Asp Ala Gly Gly Pro Thr 180 185 190 Gly His Thr Ala Ile Leu Gly Arg Ser Leu Asp Ile Pro Ser Val Val 195 200 205 Gly Leu His Asn Ala Arg Lys Leu Ile Thr Glu Gly Glu Thr Val Ile 210 215 220 Val Asp Gly Ile Asn Gly Val Leu Ile Ile Ala Pro Asp Glu Ser Val 225 230 235 240 Leu Asn Glu Tyr Arg Arg Arg Ala Arg Glu Tyr Arg Ser His Lys Arg 245 250 255 Asp Leu Asn Lys Leu Lys Lys Thr Ala Ala Ala Thr Ala Asp Gly Val 260 265 270 Cys Ile Glu Leu Val Gly Asn Ile Glu Ser Ala Glu Asp Val Lys Pro 275 280 285 Leu His Asn Leu Gly Ala Asp Gly Ile Gly Leu Phe Arg Ser Glu Phe 290 295 300 Leu Tyr Leu Asn Arg Asp Thr Met Pro Ser Glu Asp Glu Gln Tyr Glu 305 310 315 320 Val Tyr Ser Ala Ile Val Lys Lys Met Lys Gly Lys Ser Val Thr Ile 325 330 335 Arg Thr Val Asp Leu Gly Val Asp Lys Asn Pro Arg Trp Phe Gly Lys 340 345 350 Asn Ser Thr Pro Asn Gly Ser Leu Asn Pro Ala Leu Gly Met Thr Gly 355 360 365 Ile Arg Leu Cys Leu Ala Glu Pro Val Met Phe Arg Thr Gln Met Arg 370 375 380 Ala Ile Leu Arg Ala Ala Ala His Gly Pro Val Arg Met Met Trp Pro 385 390 395 400 Met Ile Thr Ser Val Ser Glu Val Arg Gln Cys Leu Ile His Leu Asp 405 410 415 Thr Ala Gln Arg Gln Leu Ala Glu Arg Gly Asp Ala Phe Gly Lys Val 420 425 430 Gly Ile Gly Cys Met Ile Glu Ile Pro Ser Ala Ala Leu Thr Val Gly 435 440 445 Ser Ile Leu Lys Leu Val Asp Phe Ile Ser Val Gly Thr Asn Asp Leu 450 455 460 Ile Gln Tyr Ile Leu Ser Val Asp Arg Gly Asp Asp Ser Val Ser His 465 470 475 480 Leu Tyr Gln Pro Gly His Pro Ala Val Leu Lys Met Leu Gln His Val 485 490 495 Ile Arg Thr Ala Asn Arg Met Asp Lys Asp Val Ser Val Cys Gly Glu 500 505 510 Met Ala Gly Asp Thr Ala Phe Thr Arg Val Leu Leu Gly Met Gly Leu 515 520 525 Arg Arg Phe Ser Met Asn Pro Asn Asn Ile Leu Pro Val Lys Asn Ile 530 535 540 Ile Leu His Ser Asn Val Gly Gln Leu Glu Ser Asp Ile Val Lys Val 545 550 555 560 Ile Arg Cys Glu Asp Glu Glu Lys Ser Glu Lys Leu Ile Lys Gln Met 565 570 575 Asn Ser Val Ser Val Glu Glu Glu Ala Asp Phe Lys Gly Arg Lys 580 585 590 9 1572 DNA Neisseria meningitidis CDS (1)..(1572) 9 atg ttc aga cgg tat ctt ccg aac aga cag atg aat atg gtt tcc aaa 48 Met Phe Arg Arg Tyr Leu Pro Asn Arg Gln Met Asn Met Val Ser Lys 1 5 10 15 ctg gac aaa tac tgg cag cac ccc gcc ctc tac tgg cct ttg ctc atc 96 Leu Asp Lys Tyr Trp Gln His Pro Ala Leu Tyr Trp Pro Leu Leu Ile 20 25 30 ctt ttt gcc gcc gcc acc ccc ttt acc ttc gca ccc tac tac cac ttt 144 Leu Phe Ala Ala Ala Thr Pro Phe Thr Phe Ala Pro Tyr Tyr His Phe 35 40 45 tgg ctg atg ccc ttg att ttc ggt gcc ttc gtc cgc ctc atc gaa ctg 192 Trp Leu Met Pro Leu Ile Phe Gly Ala Phe Val Arg Leu Ile Glu Leu 50 55 60 cgt ccg cgt ttt gct gtc tct tcc gcc tac ctg ttc ggc ctg acc gca 240 Arg Pro Arg Phe Ala Val Ser Ser Ala Tyr Leu Phe Gly Leu Thr Ala 65 70 75 80 tac acg aca cag ttc tac tgg ata cac acc gcc ctg cac gac gtt tcc 288 Tyr Thr Thr Gln Phe Tyr Trp Ile His Thr Ala Leu His Asp Val Ser 85 90 95 ggc ctg ccc gac ctc tat gcc gta ccg ctg acc ttc cta ctc ccc gcc 336 Gly Leu Pro Asp Leu Tyr Ala Val Pro Leu Thr Phe Leu Leu Pro Ala 100 105 110 tac ctt gcc ctt tat ccg gca ctg tgt ttc tgg ctg tgg aaa aaa ttt 384 Tyr Leu Ala Leu Tyr Pro Ala Leu Cys Phe Trp Leu Trp Lys Lys Phe 115 120 125 acc ctg cct cgg ggc ata aaa atc ggt ttg gta ctg ccc atc ctg tgg 432 Thr Leu Pro Arg Gly Ile Lys Ile Gly Leu Val Leu Pro Ile Leu Trp 130 135 140 aca ctg acc gag ttt gcc cgc gaa cgt ttc ctg acc gga ttc ggc tgg 480 Thr Leu Thr Glu Phe Ala Arg Glu Arg Phe Leu Thr Gly Phe Gly Trp 145 150 155 160 ggc gca atc ggc tac tcc caa atc acc ccg gac agc ccg ctc gcc ggc 528 Gly Ala Ile Gly Tyr Ser Gln Ile Thr Pro Asp Ser Pro Leu Ala Gly 165 170 175 ttt gcc cca ttt ggc ggc atc cac atg gtt aca ctg gca acc gcc ttt 576 Phe Ala Pro Phe Gly Gly Ile His Met Val Thr Leu Ala Thr Ala Phe 180 185 190 ctc ggt gtc tgg ctg gtt ttg gcg agt gat aac acc gca cgt tcg ggc 624 Leu Gly Val Trp Leu Val Leu Ala Ser Asp Asn Thr Ala Arg Ser Gly 195 200 205 aaa cgc ctg ctt cca att atc ctg att gcc gcc ctg ctt gcc gca ggc 672 Lys Arg Leu Leu Pro Ile Ile Leu Ile Ala Ala Leu Leu Ala Ala Gly 210 215 220 tac acc gcc cga caa acc gac ttc acc cgc ccc gac ggc agc cgc agc 720 Tyr Thr Ala Arg Gln Thr Asp Phe Thr Arg Pro Asp Gly Ser Arg Ser 225 230 235 240 acc gtc gcc ctg ctt caa ggc aac atc gac caa acc ctc aaa tgg cgt 768 Thr Val Ala Leu Leu Gln Gly Asn Ile Asp Gln Thr Leu Lys Trp Arg 245 250 255 gaa gac caa gtc atc ccg acc ata cag aaa tat tac gaa cag gtc ggc 816 Glu Asp Gln Val Ile Pro Thr Ile Gln Lys Tyr Tyr Glu Gln Val Gly 260 265 270 aaa acc act gcc gac atc gtc atc ctg ccc gaa acc gcc atc ccc gtc 864 Lys Thr Thr Ala Asp Ile Val Ile Leu Pro Glu Thr Ala Ile Pro Val 275 280 285 atg cgc caa aac ctg ccg gaa aac ata ctg gca aaa ttt gcc gaa cag 912 Met Arg Gln Asn Leu Pro Glu Asn Ile Leu Ala Lys Phe Ala Glu Gln 290 295 300 gcg caa aac aac ggc agc gcg ctc gcc gtc ggc atc agc caa tac act 960 Ala Gln Asn Asn Gly Ser Ala Leu Ala Val Gly Ile Ser Gln Tyr Thr 305 310 315 320 tcg gac ggc aac ggt tac gaa aac gcc gtc atc aac ctg acc ggt tat 1008 Ser Asp Gly Asn Gly Tyr Glu Asn Ala Val Ile Asn Leu Thr Gly Tyr 325 330 335 cag gaa aac aat cag gac ggc atc ccc tac tac gcc aaa aac cac ctc 1056 Gln Glu Asn Asn Gln Asp Gly Ile Pro Tyr Tyr Ala Lys Asn His Leu 340 345 350 gtc ccc ttc ggc gaa tac aaa ccg ctg ccc ttc ctg acc acg ccg ctt 1104 Val Pro Phe Gly Glu Tyr Lys Pro Leu Pro Phe Leu Thr Thr Pro Leu 355 360 365 tac aaa atg atg aat atg ccc ctt tcc gac ttc cgc aaa ggc ggc ggt 1152 Tyr Lys Met Met Asn Met Pro Leu Ser Asp Phe Arg Lys Gly Gly Gly 370 375 380 aag caa tcc gcc ctg ctg atg aaa aac caa aaa atc gcc ttc aac atc 1200 Lys Gln Ser Ala Leu Leu Met Lys Asn Gln Lys Ile Ala Phe Asn Ile 385 390 395 400 tgt tac gaa gac gga ttc ggc gac gaa ctg att gcc gcc gcc aaa gat 1248 Cys Tyr Glu Asp Gly Phe Gly Asp Glu Leu Ile Ala Ala Ala Lys Asp 405 410 415 gcc aca ctg ctt gcc aat gcc agc aat atg gcg tgg tac gga aaa tcc 1296 Ala Thr Leu Leu Ala Asn Ala Ser Asn Met Ala Trp Tyr Gly Lys Ser 420 425 430 aac gcc atg tac cag cac ctc caa caa tcg cag gcg cgg gct atg gaa 1344 Asn Ala Met Tyr Gln His Leu Gln Gln Ser Gln Ala Arg Ala Met Glu 435 440 445 ctc gga cgc tat atg gtc cgt gcc acc aac acc ggc gca acc gcc atc 1392 Leu Gly Arg Tyr Met Val Arg Ala Thr Asn Thr Gly Ala Thr Ala Ile 450 455 460 atc tcc ccc aaa ggc aac atc atc gcc caa gcc caa ccc gat acg gaa 1440 Ile Ser Pro Lys Gly Asn Ile Ile Ala Gln Ala Gln Pro Asp Thr Glu 465 470 475 480 acc gta ttg gaa gga cac atc aaa ggc tat gtc ggc gaa acg ccc tat 1488 Thr Val Leu Glu Gly His Ile Lys Gly Tyr Val Gly Glu Thr Pro Tyr 485 490 495 atg aaa acc ggc agt tca tgg tgg ttg atg ggc ata ttg acc cta gcc 1536 Met Lys Thr Gly Ser Ser Trp Trp Leu Met Gly Ile Leu Thr Leu Ala 500 505 510 gca ctg att ctt ttc atc ttc cga aac aaa gaa cac 1572 Ala Leu Ile Leu Phe Ile Phe Arg Asn Lys Glu His 515 520 10 524 PRT Neisseria meningitidis 10 Met Phe Arg Arg Tyr Leu Pro Asn Arg Gln Met Asn Met Val Ser Lys 1 5 10 15 Leu Asp Lys Tyr Trp Gln His Pro Ala Leu Tyr Trp Pro Leu Leu Ile 20 25 30 Leu Phe Ala Ala Ala Thr Pro Phe Thr Phe Ala Pro Tyr Tyr His Phe 35 40 45 Trp Leu Met Pro Leu Ile Phe Gly Ala Phe Val Arg Leu Ile Glu Leu 50 55 60 Arg Pro Arg Phe Ala Val Ser Ser Ala Tyr Leu Phe Gly Leu Thr Ala 65 70 75 80 Tyr Thr Thr Gln Phe Tyr Trp Ile His Thr Ala Leu His Asp Val Ser 85 90 95 Gly Leu Pro Asp Leu Tyr Ala Val Pro Leu Thr Phe Leu Leu Pro Ala 100 105 110 Tyr Leu Ala Leu Tyr Pro Ala Leu Cys Phe Trp Leu Trp Lys Lys Phe 115 120 125 Thr Leu Pro Arg Gly Ile Lys Ile Gly Leu Val Leu Pro Ile Leu Trp 130 135 140 Thr Leu Thr Glu Phe Ala Arg Glu Arg Phe Leu Thr Gly Phe Gly Trp 145 150 155 160 Gly Ala Ile Gly Tyr Ser Gln Ile Thr Pro Asp Ser Pro Leu Ala Gly 165 170 175 Phe Ala Pro Phe Gly Gly Ile His Met Val Thr Leu Ala Thr Ala Phe 180 185 190 Leu Gly Val Trp Leu Val Leu Ala Ser Asp Asn Thr Ala Arg Ser Gly 195 200 205 Lys Arg Leu Leu Pro Ile Ile Leu Ile Ala Ala Leu Leu Ala Ala Gly 210 215 220 Tyr Thr Ala Arg Gln Thr Asp Phe Thr Arg Pro Asp Gly Ser Arg Ser 225 230 235 240 Thr Val Ala Leu Leu Gln Gly Asn Ile Asp Gln Thr Leu Lys Trp Arg 245 250 255 Glu Asp Gln Val Ile Pro Thr Ile Gln Lys Tyr Tyr Glu Gln Val Gly 260 265 270 Lys Thr Thr Ala Asp Ile Val Ile Leu Pro Glu Thr Ala Ile Pro Val 275 280 285 Met Arg Gln Asn Leu Pro Glu Asn Ile Leu Ala Lys Phe Ala Glu Gln 290 295 300 Ala Gln Asn Asn Gly Ser Ala Leu Ala Val Gly Ile Ser Gln Tyr Thr 305 310 315 320 Ser Asp Gly Asn Gly Tyr Glu Asn Ala Val Ile Asn Leu Thr Gly Tyr 325 330 335 Gln Glu Asn Asn Gln Asp Gly Ile Pro Tyr Tyr Ala Lys Asn His Leu 340 345 350 Val Pro Phe Gly Glu Tyr Lys Pro Leu Pro Phe Leu Thr Thr Pro Leu 355 360 365 Tyr Lys Met Met Asn Met Pro Leu Ser Asp Phe Arg Lys Gly Gly Gly 370 375 380 Lys Gln Ser Ala Leu Leu Met Lys Asn Gln Lys Ile Ala Phe Asn Ile 385 390 395 400 Cys Tyr Glu Asp Gly Phe Gly Asp Glu Leu Ile Ala Ala Ala Lys Asp 405 410 415 Ala Thr Leu Leu Ala Asn Ala Ser Asn Met Ala Trp Tyr Gly Lys Ser 420 425 430 Asn Ala Met Tyr Gln His Leu Gln Gln Ser Gln Ala Arg Ala Met Glu 435 440 445 Leu Gly Arg Tyr Met Val Arg Ala Thr Asn Thr Gly Ala Thr Ala Ile 450 455 460 Ile Ser Pro Lys Gly Asn Ile Ile Ala Gln Ala Gln Pro Asp Thr Glu 465 470 475 480 Thr Val Leu Glu Gly His Ile Lys Gly Tyr Val Gly Glu Thr Pro Tyr 485 490 495 Met Lys Thr Gly Ser Ser Trp Trp Leu Met Gly Ile Leu Thr Leu Ala 500 505 510 Ala Leu Ile Leu Phe Ile Phe Arg Asn Lys Glu His 515 520 11 1185 DNA Neisseria meningitidis CDS (1)..(1185) 11 atg aca gag gac gaa cgt ttc gcg tgg ctg caa ttg gcg ttt acg ccc 48 Met Thr Glu Asp Glu Arg Phe Ala Trp Leu Gln Leu Ala Phe Thr Pro 1 5 10 15 tat atc ggc gcg gaa agt ttc ctg ctg ctg atg cgc cgt ttc ggc agc 96 Tyr Ile Gly Ala Glu Ser Phe Leu Leu Leu Met Arg Arg Phe Gly Ser 20 25 30 gcg caa aat gcc ctg tcc gca ccg gcg gaa cag gtg gcg gca ctg ata 144 Ala Gln Asn Ala Leu Ser Ala Pro Ala Glu Gln Val Ala Ala Leu Ile 35 40 45 cgg cac aaa cag gcg ctt gag gct tgg cgc aat gcg gaa aaa cgc gct 192 Arg His Lys Gln Ala Leu Glu Ala Trp Arg Asn Ala Glu Lys Arg Ala 50 55 60 ctg gcg cgg cag gcg gca gaa gcg gcg ttg gaa tgg gaa atg cgg gac 240 Leu Ala Arg Gln Ala Ala Glu Ala Ala Leu Glu Trp Glu Met Arg Asp 65 70 75 80 gga tgc cgc ctg atg ctg ctt cag gat gaa gat ttc ccc gaa atg ctg 288 Gly Cys Arg Leu Met Leu Leu Gln Asp Glu Asp Phe Pro Glu Met Leu 85 90 95 acg cag ggg ctg acc gcg ccg ccg gtt ttg ttt ttg cgc ggc aac gtg 336 Thr Gln Gly Leu Thr Ala Pro Pro Val Leu Phe Leu Arg Gly Asn Val 100 105 110 cgg ctg ctg cac aag cct tcc gcc gcc atc gtc ggc agc cgc cat gcc 384 Arg Leu Leu His Lys Pro Ser Ala Ala Ile Val Gly Ser Arg His Ala 115 120 125 acg ccg cag gcg atg cgg att gcc aaa gat ttc ggc aag tcg ttg ggc 432 Thr Pro Gln Ala Met Arg Ile Ala Lys Asp Phe Gly Lys Ser Leu Gly 130 135 140 ggg caa aat atc ccc gtt gtg tcg ggt atg gct tcc ggt atc gat act 480 Gly Gln Asn Ile Pro Val Val Ser Gly Met Ala Ser Gly Ile Asp Thr 145 150 155 160 gcc gcc cat cag ggc gca ctg gag gca gaa ggc ggc acc atc gcc gtg 528 Ala Ala His Gln Gly Ala Leu Glu Ala Glu Gly Gly Thr Ile Ala Val 165 170 175 tgg ggg acg ggt ata gac cgc att tac ccg ccg tcc aat aaa aac ctt 576 Trp Gly Thr Gly Ile Asp Arg Ile Tyr Pro Pro Ser Asn Lys Asn Leu 180 185 190 gcc tat gaa atc gcc gaa aaa gga ttg att gtc agc gag ttt ccc atc 624 Ala Tyr Glu Ile Ala Glu Lys Gly Leu Ile Val Ser Glu Phe Pro Ile 195 200 205 ggt acg cgc ccg tat gcc ggc aat ttt ccg cgc cgc aac cgc ctg att 672 Gly Thr Arg Pro Tyr Ala Gly Asn Phe Pro Arg Arg Asn Arg Leu Ile 210 215 220 gcc gcc ctg tcg caa gta acg ctg gtg gtt gaa gcc gcc ttg gaa tcc 720 Ala Ala Leu Ser Gln Val Thr Leu Val Val Glu Ala Ala Leu Glu Ser 225 230 235 240 ggt tcg ctg att acc gcc ggc ctg gcg gca gaa atg ggg cgc gaa gtg 768 Gly Ser Leu Ile Thr Ala Gly Leu Ala Ala Glu Met Gly Arg Glu Val 245 250 255 atg gcg gta ccc ggt tcg ata gac aat ccg cac agc aaa ggc tgc cac 816 Met Ala Val Pro Gly Ser Ile Asp Asn Pro His Ser Lys Gly Cys His 260 265 270 aaa ctg att aaa gac ggc gca aaa ttg gtg gaa tgc ctg gac gac atc 864 Lys Leu Ile Lys Asp Gly Ala Lys Leu Val Glu Cys Leu Asp Asp Ile 275 280 285 ctg aac gaa tgc ccg ggg cta ttg caa aat acg ggt gct tca tca tat 912 Leu Asn Glu Cys Pro Gly Leu Leu Gln Asn Thr Gly Ala Ser Ser Tyr 290 295 300 tct ata aat aag gat acg ccc gac acg gga cgc cgc gcc gtt cag acg 960 Ser Ile Asn Lys Asp Thr Pro Asp Thr Gly Arg Arg Ala Val Gln Thr 305 310 315 320 gca tac gcc ccg ccg cct gcc gca aaa atg ccg tct gaa gcg gcg gca 1008 Ala Tyr Ala Pro Pro Pro Ala Ala Lys Met Pro Ser Glu Ala Ala Ala 325 330 335 ggc ggc aca gcc gtc ggc ggc ata ctg gat aaa atg ggt ttc gac ccc 1056 Gly Gly Thr Ala Val Gly Gly Ile Leu Asp Lys Met Gly Phe Asp Pro 340 345 350 atc cat ccc gac gtg ctt gcc gga cag ttg gct atg cct gcc gca gat 1104 Ile His Pro Asp Val Leu Ala Gly Gln Leu Ala Met Pro Ala Ala Asp 355 360 365 ttg tat gcc gca ctg ttg gaa ttg gaa ttg gac ggc agc gtt gcc gca 1152 Leu Tyr Ala Ala Leu Leu Glu Leu Glu Leu Asp Gly Ser Val Ala Ala 370 375 380 atg ccc agc ggc aga tac cag cgt atc cga act 1185 Met Pro Ser Gly Arg Tyr Gln Arg Ile Arg Thr 385 390 395 12 395 PRT Neisseria meningitidis 12 Met Thr Glu Asp Glu Arg Phe Ala Trp Leu Gln Leu Ala Phe Thr Pro 1 5 10 15 Tyr Ile Gly Ala Glu Ser Phe Leu Leu Leu Met Arg Arg Phe Gly Ser 20 25 30 Ala Gln Asn Ala Leu Ser Ala Pro Ala Glu Gln Val Ala Ala Leu Ile 35 40 45 Arg His Lys Gln Ala Leu Glu Ala Trp Arg Asn Ala Glu Lys Arg Ala 50 55 60 Leu Ala Arg Gln Ala Ala Glu Ala Ala Leu Glu Trp Glu Met Arg Asp 65 70 75 80 Gly Cys Arg Leu Met Leu Leu Gln Asp Glu Asp Phe Pro Glu Met Leu 85 90 95 Thr Gln Gly Leu Thr Ala Pro Pro Val Leu Phe Leu Arg Gly Asn Val 100 105 110 Arg Leu Leu His Lys Pro Ser Ala Ala Ile Val Gly Ser Arg His Ala 115 120 125 Thr Pro Gln Ala Met Arg Ile Ala Lys Asp Phe Gly Lys Ser Leu Gly 130 135 140 Gly Gln Asn Ile Pro Val Val Ser Gly Met Ala Ser Gly Ile Asp Thr 145 150 155 160 Ala Ala His Gln Gly Ala Leu Glu Ala Glu Gly Gly Thr Ile Ala Val 165 170 175 Trp Gly Thr Gly Ile Asp Arg Ile Tyr Pro Pro Ser Asn Lys Asn Leu 180 185 190 Ala Tyr Glu Ile Ala Glu Lys Gly Leu Ile Val Ser Glu Phe Pro Ile 195 200 205 Gly Thr Arg Pro Tyr Ala Gly Asn Phe Pro Arg Arg Asn Arg Leu Ile 210 215 220 Ala Ala Leu Ser Gln Val Thr Leu Val Val Glu Ala Ala Leu Glu Ser 225 230 235 240 Gly Ser Leu Ile Thr Ala Gly Leu Ala Ala Glu Met Gly Arg Glu Val 245 250 255 Met Ala Val Pro Gly Ser Ile Asp Asn Pro His Ser Lys Gly Cys His 260 265 270 Lys Leu Ile Lys Asp Gly Ala Lys Leu Val Glu Cys Leu Asp Asp Ile 275 280 285 Leu Asn Glu Cys Pro Gly Leu Leu Gln Asn Thr Gly Ala Ser Ser Tyr 290 295 300 Ser Ile Asn Lys Asp Thr Pro Asp Thr Gly Arg Arg Ala Val Gln Thr 305 310 315 320 Ala Tyr Ala Pro Pro Pro Ala Ala Lys Met Pro Ser Glu Ala Ala Ala 325 330 335 Gly Gly Thr Ala Val Gly Gly Ile Leu Asp Lys Met Gly Phe Asp Pro 340 345 350 Ile His Pro Asp Val Leu Ala Gly Gln Leu Ala Met Pro Ala Ala Asp 355 360 365 Leu Tyr Ala Ala Leu Leu Glu Leu Glu Leu Asp Gly Ser Val Ala Ala 370 375 380 Met Pro Ser Gly Arg Tyr Gln Arg Ile Arg Thr 385 390 395 13 804 DNA Neisseria meningitidis CDS (1)..(804) 13 atg ccg aca gtt ttc atc ttt ttg acg gcg gtt tac gca gga ttg ggt 48 Met Pro Thr Val Phe Ile Phe Leu Thr Ala Val Tyr Ala Gly Leu Gly 1 5 10 15 gca ttt gca tgg cac tgc caa cag cag ggg ctc ggc cgg gat tac ccg 96 Ala Phe Ala Trp His Cys Gln Gln Gln Gly Leu Gly Arg Asp Tyr Pro 20 25 30 tgg aag acg gaa ttg ccg gtt ttg ggc gcg gca ttg acc gtc cat ggc 144 Trp Lys Thr Glu Leu Pro Val Leu Gly Ala Ala Leu Thr Val His Gly 35 40 45 gcg gca ctg ctt atg ccg gtc att caa gac aaa atc atc att atg ggc 192 Ala Ala Leu Leu Met Pro Val Ile Gln Asp Lys Ile Ile Ile Met Gly 50 55 60 ttt ggg tat tcc ggc agc ctg att gtt tgg atg atg ctg ttt att tat 240 Phe Gly Tyr Ser Gly Ser Leu Ile Val Trp Met Met Leu Phe Ile Tyr 65 70 75 80 ttt gcc ggc agc ttc ttt tat tcg ctg cgc gga gtg cag ttg ctg ctg 288 Phe Ala Gly Ser Phe Phe Tyr Ser Leu Arg Gly Val Gln Leu Leu Leu 85 90 95 tat cct tgc gcc gca ctg atg ctg ctg tca ggt ttg gtt ttt cct gga 336 Tyr Pro Cys Ala Ala Leu Met Leu Leu Ser Gly Leu Val Phe Pro Gly 100 105 110 aaa ttc tcg gga tat gaa att acc gac ctt ccc ttt atg ctg cat atc 384 Lys Phe Ser Gly Tyr Glu Ile Thr Asp Leu Pro Phe Met Leu His Ile 115 120 125 gga act tcg ctg ctt gca tac ggg ctg ttc ggc atc gca aca tta ttg 432 Gly Thr Ser Leu Leu Ala Tyr Gly Leu Phe Gly Ile Ala Thr Leu Leu 130 135 140 tcc gtt ttg acc ctg ctg ctg aat cgg agc ctg cac cgc agg aac ttc 480 Ser Val Leu Thr Leu Leu Leu Asn Arg Ser Leu His Arg Arg Asn Phe 145 150 155 160 tcc aag ctc gca gga ttc ctg ccg tcg ctg ctc agt ttg gaa aaa ctc 528 Ser Lys Leu Ala Gly Phe Leu Pro Ser Leu Leu Ser Leu Glu Lys Leu 165 170 175 atg ttc cag gcc atg tgg gca ggt ttc atc ctg ctg acc tat tcc gtc 576 Met Phe Gln Ala Met Trp Ala Gly Phe Ile Leu Leu Thr Tyr Ser Val 180 185 190 gtc agc gga aca ttt ttt gcc gaa gcc gta ttc ggc aaa ccc atg acc 624 Val Ser Gly Thr Phe Phe Ala Glu Ala Val Phe Gly Lys Pro Met Thr 195 200 205 ttt acc cat aaa acc gta ttc ggc ata ttg tca tgg ctg att tac ggc 672 Phe Thr His Lys Thr Val Phe Gly Ile Leu Ser Trp Leu Ile Tyr Gly 210 215 220 gga ctg ctg ctc aag cac agc atg acc gca tgg cgc ggc aaa aaa gcc 720 Gly Leu Leu Leu Lys His Ser Met Thr Ala Trp Arg Gly Lys Lys Ala 225 230 235 240 gcc gtg tgg acc atc atc gga ttt gtc agc ctg atg att gcc tat atg 768 Ala Val Trp Thr Ile Ile Gly Phe Val Ser Leu Met Ile Ala Tyr Met 245 250 255 ggc agc aag ttc gta ttg gaa atc att ctg aac aga 804 Gly Ser Lys Phe Val Leu Glu Ile Ile Leu Asn Arg 260 265 14 268 PRT Neisseria meningitidis 14 Met Pro Thr Val Phe Ile Phe Leu Thr Ala Val Tyr Ala Gly Leu Gly 1 5 10 15 Ala Phe Ala Trp His Cys Gln Gln Gln Gly Leu Gly Arg Asp Tyr Pro 20 25 30 Trp Lys Thr Glu Leu Pro Val Leu Gly Ala Ala Leu Thr Val His Gly 35 40 45 Ala Ala Leu Leu Met Pro Val Ile Gln Asp Lys Ile Ile Ile Met Gly 50 55 60 Phe Gly Tyr Ser Gly Ser Leu Ile Val Trp Met Met Leu Phe Ile Tyr 65 70 75 80 Phe Ala Gly Ser Phe Phe Tyr Ser Leu Arg Gly Val Gln Leu Leu Leu 85 90 95 Tyr Pro Cys Ala Ala Leu Met Leu Leu Ser Gly Leu Val Phe Pro Gly 100 105 110 Lys Phe Ser Gly Tyr Glu Ile Thr Asp Leu Pro Phe Met Leu His Ile 115 120 125 Gly Thr Ser Leu Leu Ala Tyr Gly Leu Phe Gly Ile Ala Thr Leu Leu 130 135 140 Ser Val Leu Thr Leu Leu Leu Asn Arg Ser Leu His Arg Arg Asn Phe 145 150 155 160 Ser Lys Leu Ala Gly Phe Leu Pro Ser Leu Leu Ser Leu Glu Lys Leu 165 170 175 Met Phe Gln Ala Met Trp Ala Gly Phe Ile Leu Leu Thr Tyr Ser Val 180 185 190 Val Ser Gly Thr Phe Phe Ala Glu Ala Val Phe Gly Lys Pro Met Thr 195 200 205 Phe Thr His Lys Thr Val Phe Gly Ile Leu Ser Trp Leu Ile Tyr Gly 210 215 220 Gly Leu Leu Leu Lys His Ser Met Thr Ala Trp Arg Gly Lys Lys Ala 225 230 235 240 Ala Val Trp Thr Ile Ile Gly Phe Val Ser Leu Met Ile Ala Tyr Met 245 250 255 Gly Ser Lys Phe Val Leu Glu Ile Ile Leu Asn Arg 260 265 15 2391 DNA Neisseria meningitidis CDS (1)..(2391) 15 atg tca aca gtc caa atg aat aaa aat att aaa tct tta aat tta cgg 48 Met Ser Thr Val Gln Met Asn Lys Asn Ile Lys Ser Leu Asn Leu Arg 1 5 10 15 gaa aaa gac ccg ttt tta agt cgt gaa aaa cag cgt tat gaa cat cct 96 Glu Lys Asp Pro Phe Leu Ser Arg Glu Lys Gln Arg Tyr Glu His Pro 20 25 30 ttg ccc agt cgg gaa tgg ata atc gag ctg ctt gaa cgt aaa ggc gta 144 Leu Pro Ser Arg Glu Trp Ile Ile Glu Leu Leu Glu Arg Lys Gly Val 35 40 45 cca tcc aag att gaa gct ttg gta cgc gaa ttg tcg att aag gaa gaa 192 Pro Ser Lys Ile Glu Ala Leu Val Arg Glu Leu Ser Ile Lys Glu Glu 50 55 60 gag tac gaa ttt ttc gaa cgt cgt ctg aag gcg atg gcg cgg gac ggt 240 Glu Tyr Glu Phe Phe Glu Arg Arg Leu Lys Ala Met Ala Arg Asp Gly 65 70 75 80 cag gtt tta atc aac cgt cgg ggc gcg gtt tgc gcg gcg gac aaa ttg 288 Gln Val Leu Ile Asn Arg Arg Gly Ala Val Cys Ala Ala Asp Lys Leu 85 90 95 gat ttg gtc aaa tgc cgt gtc gag gcg cac aaa gac ggc ttc ggt ttc 336 Asp Leu Val Lys Cys Arg Val Glu Ala His Lys Asp Gly Phe Gly Phe 100 105 110 gcc gtg ccg ctc acg ccc gcc aaa gac ggt gat ttt gtt ttg tac gaa 384 Ala Val Pro Leu Thr Pro Ala Lys Asp Gly Asp Phe Val Leu Tyr Glu 115 120 125 cgc cag atg cgc ggc att atg cac ggc gat att gtc act gtt cgt cct 432 Arg Gln Met Arg Gly Ile Met His Gly Asp Ile Val Thr Val Arg Pro 130 135 140 gcc ggc atg gac cgt agg ggc cgc cgc gaa ggg acg gtt ctg gat att 480 Ala Gly Met Asp Arg Arg Gly Arg Arg Glu Gly Thr Val Leu Asp Ile 145 150 155 160 gtc gaa cgc gcg caa agc aaa gtg gtc ggc cgt ttc tat atg gat agg 528 Val Glu Arg Ala Gln Ser Lys Val Val Gly Arg Phe Tyr Met Asp Arg 165 170 175 ggc gtg gcg att ttg gag ccg gaa gac aag cgt ctg aac caa agc atc 576 Gly Val Ala Ile Leu Glu Pro Glu Asp Lys Arg Leu Asn Gln Ser Ile 180 185 190 gta ttg gaa ccg gac ggc gtg gcg cgt ttc aaa cct gaa tcc ggt cag 624 Val Leu Glu Pro Asp Gly Val Ala Arg Phe Lys Pro Glu Ser Gly Gln 195 200 205 gtc atc gtc ggc gaa att gag gtt tat cct gag caa aac cgg ccg gca 672 Val Ile Val Gly Glu Ile Glu Val Tyr Pro Glu Gln Asn Arg Pro Ala 210 215 220 gtg gca aaa atc atc gaa gtt ttg ggc gat tat gcc gac agc ggc atg 720 Val Ala Lys Ile Ile Glu Val Leu Gly Asp Tyr Ala Asp Ser Gly Met 225 230 235 240 gag att gaa att gcc gtg cgc aag cat cat ttg ccg cac caa ttc agt 768 Glu Ile Glu Ile Ala Val Arg Lys His His Leu Pro His Gln Phe Ser 245 250 255 gaa gcg tgt gcc aaa gcc gcg aaa aaa att ccc gac cat gta cgc aaa 816 Glu Ala Cys Ala Lys Ala Ala Lys Lys Ile Pro Asp His Val Arg Lys 260 265 270 agc gat ttg aaa ggc cgc gtc gat ttg cgc gac ctg cct ttg gta acg 864 Ser Asp Leu Lys Gly Arg Val Asp Leu Arg Asp Leu Pro Leu Val Thr 275 280 285 ata gac ggc gaa acg gct cga gat ttt gac gat gcg gtg ttt gcc gag 912 Ile Asp Gly Glu Thr Ala Arg Asp Phe Asp Asp Ala Val Phe Ala Glu 290 295 300 aaa atc gga cgc aat tac cgt ctg gtc gtg gcg att gcc gat gtc agc 960 Lys Ile Gly Arg Asn Tyr Arg Leu Val Val Ala Ile Ala Asp Val Ser 305 310 315 320 cat tat gtc cgc ccc gat gac gct atc gac acg gac gct cag gaa cgc 1008 His Tyr Val Arg Pro Asp Asp Ala Ile Asp Thr Asp Ala Gln Glu Arg 325 330 335 agc acc agt gtt tac ttc ccg cgc cgc gtg att ccc atg ttg ccg gaa 1056 Ser Thr Ser Val Tyr Phe Pro Arg Arg Val Ile Pro Met Leu Pro Glu 340 345 350 aac ctg tcc aac ggc atc tgc tcg ctc aat cct cat gtc gag cgt ttg 1104 Asn Leu Ser Asn Gly Ile Cys Ser Leu Asn Pro His Val Glu Arg Leu 355 360 365 tgt gtg gtg tgc gat atg gtt atc act tac gcg ggc aat atc aaa gaa 1152 Cys Val Val Cys Asp Met Val Ile Thr Tyr Ala Gly Asn Ile Lys Glu 370 375 380 tac cgc ttc tac ccc gcc gtg atg cgc tct cat gcc cgc ctg acc tac 1200 Tyr Arg Phe Tyr Pro Ala Val Met Arg Ser His Ala Arg Leu Thr Tyr 385 390 395 400 aac caa gtt tgg aaa tgg ctt tca ggc ggc atc gag cat ccg ttc aaa 1248 Asn Gln Val Trp Lys Trp Leu Ser Gly Gly Ile Glu His Pro Phe Lys 405 410 415 acc caa atc gac acg ctt tac aaa ctc ttc aaa atc ctt cag aaa aag 1296 Thr Gln Ile Asp Thr Leu Tyr Lys Leu Phe Lys Ile Leu Gln Lys Lys 420 425 430 cgt ttc gaa cgc ggg gcg gtg gag ttt gac agc atc gaa acc caa atg 1344 Arg Phe Glu Arg Gly Ala Val Glu Phe Asp Ser Ile Glu Thr Gln Met 435 440 445 ctt ttc gac gac aac ggt aaa att gaa aaa atc gtc ccc gtt gtc cgc 1392 Leu Phe Asp Asp Asn Gly Lys Ile Glu Lys Ile Val Pro Val Val Arg 450 455 460 aac gat gcc cac aag ctg att gaa gaa tgt atg ttg gcg gca aac gtt 1440 Asn Asp Ala His Lys Leu Ile Glu Glu Cys Met Leu Ala Ala Asn Val 465 470 475 480 tgc gca gcg gat ttt ctg ttg aaa aac aag cat acc gca ttg ttc cgc 1488 Cys Ala Ala Asp Phe Leu Leu Lys Asn Lys His Thr Ala Leu Phe Arg 485 490 495 aac cat ttg ggg ccc acg ccc gaa aaa ctc gcc gcc ttg cgc gag cag 1536 Asn His Leu Gly Pro Thr Pro Glu Lys Leu Ala Ala Leu Arg Glu Gln 500 505 510 ctc ggt ctg ttg ggg ctt caa ctt ggc ggc ggc gac aac ccg tcg ccg 1584 Leu Gly Leu Leu Gly Leu Gln Leu Gly Gly Gly Asp Asn Pro Ser Pro 515 520 525 aaa gac tat gcc gcg ctt gcc gga cag ttc aaa ggc agg ccg gat gcc 1632 Lys Asp Tyr Ala Ala Leu Ala Gly Gln Phe Lys Gly Arg Pro Asp Ala 530 535 540 gaa ttg ctg caa gtc atg atg ttg cgc tcc atg caa cag gcg gtt tac 1680 Glu Leu Leu Gln Val Met Met Leu Arg Ser Met Gln Gln Ala Val Tyr 545 550 555 560 gaa ccg cat tgc gac gga cac ttt ggt ctt gcc tac gaa gca tac gcc 1728 Glu Pro His Cys Asp Gly His Phe Gly Leu Ala Tyr Glu Ala Tyr Ala 565 570 575 cac ttc acc tcg ccc atc cgc cgc tat ccc gac ctg acc gta cac cgc 1776 His Phe Thr Ser Pro Ile Arg Arg Tyr Pro Asp Leu Thr Val His Arg 580 585 590 gcc atc aaa gcc gtg ttg aat cag caa acc tac acg cca aaa aaa agc 1824 Ala Ile Lys Ala Val Leu Asn Gln Gln Thr Tyr Thr Pro Lys Lys Ser 595 600 605 tgg cag gct ttg ggc gtg cat acc tcg ttc tgt gag cgc cgt gcc gac 1872 Trp Gln Ala Leu Gly Val His Thr Ser Phe Cys Glu Arg Arg Ala Asp 610 615 620 gac gcc agc cgc gac gtg gaa aac tgg ctg aaa acc tat tat atg cgc 1920 Asp Ala Ser Arg Asp Val Glu Asn Trp Leu Lys Thr Tyr Tyr Met Arg 625 630 635 640 gat aag gtc ggc gaa gta ttc gaa ggt aaa atc tcc ggc atg acc agt 1968 Asp Lys Val Gly Glu Val Phe Glu Gly Lys Ile Ser Gly Met Thr Ser 645 650 655 ttt ggt atc ttt gta aca ctg gac ggc atc cac att gac ggc ttg gtg 2016 Phe Gly Ile Phe Val Thr Leu Asp Gly Ile His Ile Asp Gly Leu Val 660 665 670 cat atc agc gat ttg ggc gaa gac tat ttc aac ttc cgc ccc gaa atc 2064 His Ile Ser Asp Leu Gly Glu Asp Tyr Phe Asn Phe Arg Pro Glu Ile 675 680 685 atg gca atc gaa ggc gaa cgc agc ggc atc cgt ttc aac atg ggg gac 2112 Met Ala Ile Glu Gly Glu Arg Ser Gly Ile Arg Phe Asn Met Gly Asp 690 695 700 agg gtt gcc gtc cgg gtc gcc cgt gcc gat ttg gat gac gga aaa atc 2160 Arg Val Ala Val Arg Val Ala Arg Ala Asp Leu Asp Asp Gly Lys Ile 705 710 715 720 gat ttt gtc ctg att gcc ggg ggg agc ggc agg ggg cgg aaa gtt aaa 2208 Asp Phe Val Leu Ile Ala Gly Gly Ser Gly Arg Gly Arg Lys Val Lys 725 730 735 tca tcc gcg tct gcc aaa ccg gca ggg acg gcg ggg aaa ggg aag ccg 2256 Ser Ser Ala Ser Ala Lys Pro Ala Gly Thr Ala Gly Lys Gly Lys Pro 740 745 750 aaa acc gcc gcc gag aaa aaa aca gcc cga ggc ggc aaa gta agg gga 2304 Lys Thr Ala Ala Glu Lys Lys Thr Ala Arg Gly Gly Lys Val Arg Gly 755 760 765 agg ggc gcg tct gcc gcc gca gaa tcg agg aaa aag gca aag aaa ccg 2352 Arg Gly Ala Ser Ala Ala Ala Glu Ser Arg Lys Lys Ala Lys Lys Pro 770 775 780 gtt ccg att aag gta aaa aaa cgg aaa ggc aaa tca taa 2391 Val Pro Ile Lys Val Lys Lys Arg Lys Gly Lys Ser 785 790 795 16 796 PRT Neisseria meningitidis 16 Met Ser Thr Val Gln Met Asn Lys Asn Ile Lys Ser Leu Asn Leu Arg 1 5 10 15 Glu Lys Asp Pro Phe Leu Ser Arg Glu Lys Gln Arg Tyr Glu His Pro 20 25 30 Leu Pro Ser Arg Glu Trp Ile Ile Glu Leu Leu Glu Arg Lys Gly Val 35 40 45 Pro Ser Lys Ile Glu Ala Leu Val Arg Glu Leu Ser Ile Lys Glu Glu 50 55 60 Glu Tyr Glu Phe Phe Glu Arg Arg Leu Lys Ala Met Ala Arg Asp Gly 65 70 75 80 Gln Val Leu Ile Asn Arg Arg Gly Ala Val Cys Ala Ala Asp Lys Leu 85 90 95 Asp Leu Val Lys Cys Arg Val Glu Ala His Lys Asp Gly Phe Gly Phe 100 105 110 Ala Val Pro Leu Thr Pro Ala Lys Asp Gly Asp Phe Val Leu Tyr Glu 115 120 125 Arg Gln Met Arg Gly Ile Met His Gly Asp Ile Val Thr Val Arg Pro 130 135 140 Ala Gly Met Asp Arg Arg Gly Arg Arg Glu Gly Thr Val Leu Asp Ile 145 150 155 160 Val Glu Arg Ala Gln Ser Lys Val Val Gly Arg Phe Tyr Met Asp Arg 165 170 175 Gly Val Ala Ile Leu Glu Pro Glu Asp Lys Arg Leu Asn Gln Ser Ile 180 185 190 Val Leu Glu Pro Asp Gly Val Ala Arg Phe Lys Pro Glu Ser Gly Gln 195 200 205 Val Ile Val Gly Glu Ile Glu Val Tyr Pro Glu Gln Asn Arg Pro Ala 210 215 220 Val Ala Lys Ile Ile Glu Val Leu Gly Asp Tyr Ala Asp Ser Gly Met 225 230 235 240 Glu Ile Glu Ile Ala Val Arg Lys His His Leu Pro His Gln Phe Ser 245 250 255 Glu Ala Cys Ala Lys Ala Ala Lys Lys Ile Pro Asp His Val Arg Lys 260 265 270 Ser Asp Leu Lys Gly Arg Val Asp Leu Arg Asp Leu Pro Leu Val Thr 275 280 285 Ile Asp Gly Glu Thr Ala Arg Asp Phe Asp Asp Ala Val Phe Ala Glu 290 295 300 Lys Ile Gly Arg Asn Tyr Arg Leu Val Val Ala Ile Ala Asp Val Ser 305 310 315 320 His Tyr Val Arg Pro Asp Asp Ala Ile Asp Thr Asp Ala Gln Glu Arg 325 330 335 Ser Thr Ser Val Tyr Phe Pro Arg Arg Val Ile Pro Met Leu Pro Glu 340 345 350 Asn Leu Ser Asn Gly Ile Cys Ser Leu Asn Pro His Val Glu Arg Leu 355 360 365 Cys Val Val Cys Asp Met Val Ile Thr Tyr Ala Gly Asn Ile Lys Glu 370 375 380 Tyr Arg Phe Tyr Pro Ala Val Met Arg Ser His Ala Arg Leu Thr Tyr 385 390 395 400 Asn Gln Val Trp Lys Trp Leu Ser Gly Gly Ile Glu His Pro Phe Lys 405 410 415 Thr Gln Ile Asp Thr Leu Tyr Lys Leu Phe Lys Ile Leu Gln Lys Lys 420 425 430 Arg Phe Glu Arg Gly Ala Val Glu Phe Asp Ser Ile Glu Thr Gln Met 435 440 445 Leu Phe Asp Asp Asn Gly Lys Ile Glu Lys Ile Val Pro Val Val Arg 450 455 460 Asn Asp Ala His Lys Leu Ile Glu Glu Cys Met Leu Ala Ala Asn Val 465 470 475 480 Cys Ala Ala Asp Phe Leu Leu Lys Asn Lys His Thr Ala Leu Phe Arg 485 490 495 Asn His Leu Gly Pro Thr Pro Glu Lys Leu Ala Ala Leu Arg Glu Gln 500 505 510 Leu Gly Leu Leu Gly Leu Gln Leu Gly Gly Gly Asp Asn Pro Ser Pro 515 520 525 Lys Asp Tyr Ala Ala Leu Ala Gly Gln Phe Lys Gly Arg Pro Asp Ala 530 535 540 Glu Leu Leu Gln Val Met Met Leu Arg Ser Met Gln Gln Ala Val Tyr 545 550 555 560 Glu Pro His Cys Asp Gly His Phe Gly Leu Ala Tyr Glu Ala Tyr Ala 565 570 575 His Phe Thr Ser Pro Ile Arg Arg Tyr Pro Asp Leu Thr Val His Arg 580 585 590 Ala Ile Lys Ala Val Leu Asn Gln Gln Thr Tyr Thr Pro Lys Lys Ser 595 600 605 Trp Gln Ala Leu Gly Val His Thr Ser Phe Cys Glu Arg Arg Ala Asp 610 615 620 Asp Ala Ser Arg Asp Val Glu Asn Trp Leu Lys Thr Tyr Tyr Met Arg 625 630 635 640 Asp Lys Val Gly Glu Val Phe Glu Gly Lys Ile Ser Gly Met Thr Ser 645 650 655 Phe Gly Ile Phe Val Thr Leu Asp Gly Ile His Ile Asp Gly Leu Val 660 665 670 His Ile Ser Asp Leu Gly Glu Asp Tyr Phe Asn Phe Arg Pro Glu Ile 675 680 685 Met Ala Ile Glu Gly Glu Arg Ser Gly Ile Arg Phe Asn Met Gly Asp 690 695 700 Arg Val Ala Val Arg Val Ala Arg Ala Asp Leu Asp Asp Gly Lys Ile 705 710 715 720 Asp Phe Val Leu Ile Ala Gly Gly Ser Gly Arg Gly Arg Lys Val Lys 725 730 735 Ser Ser Ala Ser Ala Lys Pro Ala Gly Thr Ala Gly Lys Gly Lys Pro 740 745 750 Lys Thr Ala Ala Glu Lys Lys Thr Ala Arg Gly Gly Lys Val Arg Gly 755 760 765 Arg Gly Ala Ser Ala Ala Ala Glu Ser Arg Lys Lys Ala Lys Lys Pro 770 775 780 Val Pro Ile Lys Val Lys Lys Arg Lys Gly Lys Ser 785 790 795 17 252 DNA Neisseria meningitidis CDS (1)..(252) 17 atg gag cag tcg ggc aaa ttc agt tgg tct gcg gca gct ttt tgg gac 48 Met Glu Gln Ser Gly Lys Phe Ser Trp Ser Ala Ala Ala Phe Trp Asp 1 5 10 15 att ccc tac ccc gcc acc agg cgg att gcc tca agt ttg tat tcg acc 96 Ile Pro Tyr Pro Ala Thr Arg Arg Ile Ala Ser Ser Leu Tyr Ser Thr 20 25 30 gaa tat ttt gtc gta tgc ttt cta cgt ttg atg cca ctc tct ccg tgt 144 Glu Tyr Phe Val Val Cys Phe Leu Arg Leu Met Pro Leu Ser Pro Cys 35 40 45 aat ctg tat ttt gtc acc cat ctg cgt acc aat gaa tcg gaa ata gaa 192 Asn Leu Tyr Phe Val Thr His Leu Arg Thr Asn Glu Ser Glu Ile Glu 50 55 60 aga tgg tct gct gtt ccc tgc caa ata gta ttg aac gac ggc aag tcg 240 Arg Trp Ser Ala Val Pro Cys Gln Ile Val Leu Asn Asp Gly Lys Ser 65 70 75 80 gaa ttc atc tga 252 Glu Phe Ile 18 83 PRT Neisseria meningitidis 18 Met Glu Gln Ser Gly Lys Phe Ser Trp Ser Ala Ala Ala Phe Trp Asp 1 5 10 15 Ile Pro Tyr Pro Ala Thr Arg Arg Ile Ala Ser Ser Leu Tyr Ser Thr 20 25 30 Glu Tyr Phe Val Val Cys Phe Leu Arg Leu Met Pro Leu Ser Pro Cys 35 40 45 Asn Leu Tyr Phe Val Thr His Leu Arg Thr Asn Glu Ser Glu Ile Glu 50 55 60 Arg Trp Ser Ala Val Pro Cys Gln Ile Val Leu Asn Asp Gly Lys Ser 65 70 75 80 Glu Phe Ile 19 789 DNA Neisseria meningitidis CDS (1)..(789) 19 atg aat gtt tat ttt ctc ggc ggc ggc aat atg gcg gct gcc gtt gcg 48 Met Asn Val Tyr Phe Leu Gly Gly Gly Asn Met Ala Ala Ala Val Ala 1 5 10 15 ggc gga ttg gtc aaa caa ggc ggt tac cgc atc cat ata gcc aat cgg 96 Gly Gly Leu Val Lys Gln Gly Gly Tyr Arg Ile His Ile Ala Asn Arg 20 25 30 ggt gcg gaa aaa cgc gaa cgt ttg gga aaa gag ttg ggg gtc gaa act 144 Gly Ala Glu Lys Arg Glu Arg Leu Gly Lys Glu Leu Gly Val Glu Thr 35 40 45 tcg gca acc ctg ccg gag ctt cat tcc gac gat gtt tta atc ctt gcc 192 Ser Ala Thr Leu Pro Glu Leu His Ser Asp Asp Val Leu Ile Leu Ala 50 55 60 gtc aaa ccg cag gat atg gaa gcc gcg tgc aaa aat atc cgc acc aat 240 Val Lys Pro Gln Asp Met Glu Ala Ala Cys Lys Asn Ile Arg Thr Asn 65 70 75 80 ggt gca ttg gtg ctt tct gtc gca gct gga ttg tcg gtt gat acg ctc 288 Gly Ala Leu Val Leu Ser Val Ala Ala Gly Leu Ser Val Asp Thr Leu 85 90 95 agc cgt tac ctc ggg gga aca cgc cgc att gtc cgg gtt atg ccg aat 336 Ser Arg Tyr Leu Gly Gly Thr Arg Arg Ile Val Arg Val Met Pro Asn 100 105 110 aca ccc gga aaa atc ggg ctg ggc gta tcc ggt atg ttt gcc gaa gcg 384 Thr Pro Gly Lys Ile Gly Leu Gly Val Ser Gly Met Phe Ala Glu Ala 115 120 125 gaa gta tcg gaa aca gac cgc agg att gcc gat cga atc atg aaa tca 432 Glu Val Ser Glu Thr Asp Arg Arg Ile Ala Asp Arg Ile Met Lys Ser 130 135 140 gtc ggt ttg acc gtt tgg ttg gaa gat gaa gcg caa atg cac agc att 480 Val Gly Leu Thr Val Trp Leu Glu Asp Glu Ala Gln Met His Ser Ile 145 150 155 160 acc ggt atc agc ggc agc ggg ccg gca tat gtg ttt tat ctg ctg gac 528 Thr Gly Ile Ser Gly Ser Gly Pro Ala Tyr Val Phe Tyr Leu Leu Asp 165 170 175 gca ttg caa aat gcc gcc atc cga caa ggg ttt gat atg gca gaa gca 576 Ala Leu Gln Asn Ala Ala Ile Arg Gln Gly Phe Asp Met Ala Glu Ala 180 185 190 cgc gcg ctc agt ctg gca acg ttt aaa gga gcg gtt gcc ctt gcc gag 624 Arg Ala Leu Ser Leu Ala Thr Phe Lys Gly Ala Val Ala Leu Ala Glu 195 200 205 cag acg ggt gaa gat ttc gag aag ctt caa aaa aat gta acg tca aaa 672 Gln Thr Gly Glu Asp Phe Glu Lys Leu Gln Lys Asn Val Thr Ser Lys 210 215 220 ggc ggg aca acc cac gaa gcc gtg gaa gct ttc agg cgg cat cgt gtc 720 Gly Gly Thr Thr His Glu Ala Val Glu Ala Phe Arg Arg His Arg Val 225 230 235 240 gcc gaa gcc ata agc gag ggc gtt tgt gcc tgt gtg cgc cgt tcg cag 768 Ala Glu Ala Ile Ser Glu Gly Val Cys Ala Cys Val Arg Arg Ser Gln 245 250 255 gaa atg gaa cgg caa tat caa 789 Glu Met Glu Arg Gln Tyr Gln 260 20 263 PRT Neisseria meningitidis 20 Met Asn Val Tyr Phe Leu Gly Gly Gly Asn Met Ala Ala Ala Val Ala 1 5 10 15 Gly Gly Leu Val Lys Gln Gly Gly Tyr Arg Ile His Ile Ala Asn Arg 20 25 30 Gly Ala Glu Lys Arg Glu Arg Leu Gly Lys Glu Leu Gly Val Glu Thr 35 40 45 Ser Ala Thr Leu Pro Glu Leu His Ser Asp Asp Val Leu Ile Leu Ala 50 55 60 Val Lys Pro Gln Asp Met Glu Ala Ala Cys Lys Asn Ile Arg Thr Asn 65 70 75 80 Gly Ala Leu Val Leu Ser Val Ala Ala Gly Leu Ser Val Asp Thr Leu 85 90 95 Ser Arg Tyr Leu Gly Gly Thr Arg Arg Ile Val Arg Val Met Pro Asn 100 105 110 Thr Pro Gly Lys Ile Gly Leu Gly Val Ser Gly Met Phe Ala Glu Ala 115 120 125 Glu Val Ser Glu Thr Asp Arg Arg Ile Ala Asp Arg Ile Met Lys Ser 130 135 140 Val Gly Leu Thr Val Trp Leu Glu Asp Glu Ala Gln Met His Ser Ile 145 150 155 160 Thr Gly Ile Ser Gly Ser Gly Pro Ala Tyr Val Phe Tyr Leu Leu Asp 165 170 175 Ala Leu Gln Asn Ala Ala Ile Arg Gln Gly Phe Asp Met Ala Glu Ala 180 185 190 Arg Ala Leu Ser Leu Ala Thr Phe Lys Gly Ala Val Ala Leu Ala Glu 195 200 205 Gln Thr Gly Glu Asp Phe Glu Lys Leu Gln Lys Asn Val Thr Ser Lys 210 215 220 Gly Gly Thr Thr His Glu Ala Val Glu Ala Phe Arg Arg His Arg Val 225 230 235 240 Ala Glu Ala Ile Ser Glu Gly Val Cys Ala Cys Val Arg Arg Ser Gln 245 250 255 Glu Met Glu Arg Gln Tyr Gln 260 21 132 DNA Neisseria meningitidis CDS (1)..(132) 21 atg ggg aaa cgg ctg atg ccg tct gaa ggg aaa ggt gcg gca ggc aat 48 Met Gly Lys Arg Leu Met Pro Ser Glu Gly Lys Gly Ala Ala Gly Asn 1 5 10 15 ccg gag gcg cat aaa aaa gca gat ata ttc gga ctg cac ctc ccg aat 96 Pro Glu Ala His Lys Lys Ala Asp Ile Phe Gly Leu His Leu Pro Asn 20 25 30 ata tct gcc tgc tgt ttc ctc ttt att cag cct tta 132 Ile Ser Ala Cys Cys Phe Leu Phe Ile Gln Pro Leu 35 40 22 44 PRT Neisseria meningitidis 22 Met Gly Lys Arg Leu Met Pro Ser Glu Gly Lys Gly Ala Ala Gly Asn 1 5 10 15 Pro Glu Ala His Lys Lys Ala Asp Ile Phe Gly Leu His Leu Pro Asn 20 25 30 Ile Ser Ala Cys Cys Phe Leu Phe Ile Gln Pro Leu 35 40 

1. A microorganism comprising a mutation that disrupts the expression of a gene comprising any of the nucleotide sequences identified herein as SEQ ID NOS. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 and 21, or a related molecule having at least 40% sequence identity, for therapeutic use.
 2. A microorganism according to claim 1, wherein the mutation results in insertional inactivation or a gene deletion.
 3. A microorganism according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the microorganism is Neisseria meningitidis.
 4. A microorganism according to any preceding claim, further comprising a mutation that disrupts the expression of a virulence gene.
 5. A microorganism according to any preceding claim, comprising a heterologous antigen, therapeutic peptide or nucleic acid.
 6. A microorganism according to any preceding claim, wherein the sequence identity is at least 60%.
 7. A microorganism according to any preceding claim, wherein the sequence identity is at least 90%.
 8. A microorganism according to any of claims 1 to 5, wherein the gene normally encodes a peptide comprising any of the amino acid sequences identified herein as SEQ ID NOS. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 or
 22. 9. A vaccine comprising a microorganism according to any preceding claim.
 10. A peptide encoded by an operon including any of the nucleotide sequences identified herein as SEQ ID NOS. 1, 3, 5, 7,
 9. 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 and 21 of N. meningitidis, or a related molecule having at least 40% sequence similarity or identity at the peptide or nucleotide level in a Gram-negative bacterium, or a functional fragment thereof, for therapeutic or diagnostic use.
 11. A peptide according to claim 10, wherein the sequence similarity or identity is at least 60%.
 12. A peptide according to claim 10 or claim 11, wherein the sequence similarity or identity is at least 90%.
 13. A peptide according to claim 10, comprising the amino acid sequence identified herein as SEQ ID NOS. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 and
 22. 14. A polynucleotide encoding a peptide according to any of claims 10 to 14, or its complement, for therapeutic or diagnostic use.
 15. An antibody raised against a peptide according to any of claims 10 to
 13. 16. Use of a product according to any of claims 1 to 14, for the manufacture of a medicament for use in the treatment or prevention of a condition associated with infection by Neisseria or Gram-negative bacteria.
 17. Use according to claim 16, wherein the condition is meningitis.
 18. Use according to claim 16 or claim 17, for veterinary treatment. 